MMI-MZI polymer thermo-optic switch with a high refractive index contrast

AM Al-Hetar, AB Mohammad… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The 2 x 2 MMI-MZI polymer thermo-optic switch in a high refractive index contrast (0.102)
with a new structure design is realized. The fabrication was done using standard fabrication …

A low-power consumption MZI thermal optical switch with a graphene-assisted heating layer and air trench

Y Sun, Y Cao, Y Yi, L Tian, Y Zheng, J Zheng, F Wang… - RSC …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
To reduce the power consumption of thermal optical switches, graphene-assisted hybrid MZI
structures were designed and simulated. The hybrid waveguide structures were composed …

Multimode interference photonic switches

AM Al-Hetar, ASM Supa'at, AB Mohammad… - Optical …, 2008 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Photonic switches are becoming key components in advanced optical networks due to their
various applications in optical communication. One of the key advantages of photonic …

Fabrication and characterization of polymer thermo-optic switch based on MMI coupler

AM Al-Hetar, AB Mohammad, ASM Supa'At… - Optics …, 2011 - Elsevier
The 2× 2 polymer thermo-optic switch based on an MMI coupler is realized. This device is
fabricated using standard fabrication techniques such as coating, photolithography, and dry …

Low power 1× 4 polymer/SiO2 hybrid waveguide thermo-optic switch

G He, L Ji, Y Gao, R Liu, X Sun, Y Yi, X Wang… - Optics …, 2017 - Elsevier
A 1× 4 thermo-optic switch based on polymer∕ SiO 2 waveguide has been investigated.
The input light can be routed to any of the four output ports by different metal heater control …

Low switching power 2× 2 thermo-optic switch using direct ultraviolet photolithography process

L Gao, J Sun, X Sun, C Kang, Y Yan, D Zhang - Optics Communications, 2009 - Elsevier
A Multimode Interferometers–Mach Zehnder Interference (MMI–MZI) polymer 2× 2 thermo-
optic switch is proposed using the thermo-optical effect of polymer materials and fabricated …

Compact InGaAsP/InP 3× 3 multimode-interference coupler-based electro-optic switch

S Mu, K Liu, S Wang, C Zhang, B Guan, D Zou - Applied Optics, 2016 - opg.optica.org
Optical switches are key components in data links for optical communication networks
requiring low crosstalk and insertion loss, high switching speed, and power efficiency. A …

Crosstalk improvement of a thermo-optic polymer waveguide MZI–MMI switch

AM Al-Hetar, ASM Supa'at, AB Mohammad… - Optics …, 2008 - Elsevier
A 2× 2 MZI–MMI switch based on thermo-optic effect with a ridge in the silicon substrate was
proposed and the performance of switch was simulated. The main purpose behind this …

Azo biphenyl polyurethane: Preparation, characterization and application for optical waveguide switch

Y Jiang, Z Da, F Qiu, D Yang, Y Guan, G Cao - Optical Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Azo waveguide polymers are of particular interest in the design of materials for applications
in optical switch. The aim of this contribution was the synthesis and thermo-optic waveguide …

Novel fluorinated polycarbonate negative-type photoresists for thermo-optic waveguide gate switch arrays

Z Cai, B Wang, Y Zheng, M Li, Y Li, C Chen… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of novel thermo-optic (TO) polymers (AF-Z-PC EPs) were achieved and they could
be mixed with photoinitiator in solvent and to produce the negative-type fluorinated …