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Fabrication and Testing of Photonic Thermometers
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Compact and power-efficient 3 × 3 silicon photonic interferometer thermo-optic switch.

Jin Wang, Hongsheng Niu, Wei Cheng

    Optics Express
    |August 13, 2025
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    This study presents a novel thermo-optic 3x3 interferometer switch on a silicon photonic platform. The device demonstrates efficient optical switching with low power consumption and a small footprint, suitable for large-scale optical networks.

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    Area of Science:

    • Photonics
    • Optical Engineering
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Integrated photonics enables compact optical devices.
    • Efficient optical switching is crucial for optical networks.
    • Thermo-optic effects offer a viable mechanism for phase shifting.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel thermo-optic 3x3 interferometer switch.
    • To evaluate the performance of the switch in terms of loss, crosstalk, bandwidth, and power consumption.
    • To assess the potential of the device for large-scale on-chip optical switch fabrics.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication of a 3x3 interferometer switch on a silicon photonic platform.
    • Integration of two 3x3 multi-mode interferometers (MMIs) and three interferometer arms with spiral thermo-optic phase shifters (STOPS).

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  • Experimental demonstration of switching operation by heating the STOPS.

    • Main Results:

    • Successful demonstration of switching operation.
    • Excess losses of approximately 3 dB at all output ports.
    • Maximum crosstalk of about 52 dB at 1543.3 nm.
    • Operating bandwidth of approximately 250 GHz.
    • Low power consumption of about 4.6 mW and a small footprint of 0.4 mm².

    Conclusions:

    • The fabricated thermo-optic 3x3 interferometer switch performs efficiently.
    • The device exhibits excellent crosstalk and a reasonable operating bandwidth.
    • The switch shows significant potential for configurable large-scale on-chip optical switch fabrics.