A nanosecond-scale shift-and-dump Mach-Zehnder switch
- IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY (United States)
We present a Mach-Zehnder-based optical switch with novel electro-optic shift-and-dump phase shifters that have no residual amplitude modulation. As a result, the switch can have a very high extinction ratio with no overhead in power dissipation and insertion loss compared to standard electro-optic Mach-Zehnder switches. We fabricate the switch in an all-digital silicon photonic platform that monolithically integrates the actuation and control electronics together with the photonics. The switch demonstrates an extinction ratio > 33 dB, insertion loss < 1.2 dB, and nanosecond-scale transients.
- Research Organization:
- IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AR0000844
- OSTI ID:
- 1559109
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1561401
- Journal Information:
- Optics Letters, Vol. 44, Issue 18; ISSN 0146-9592
- Publisher:
- Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Cited by: 2 works
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