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Low Power Consumption Silica Thermo-Optic Switch Based on Polymer Cladding.

Tianyu Zhong¹, Jiale Qin¹, Wenqian Liu¹

¹College of Integrated Circuits and Optoelectronic Chips, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China.

|December 11, 2025

Summary

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This study presents a novel silica thermo-optic switch using polymer cladding. It significantly reduces power consumption and increases switching speed for optical communication components.

Keywords:

heterogeneous hybrid integration optical switch photonic integrated chip polymer cladding

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Area of Science:

Photonics and Optical Engineering
Materials Science for Telecommunications

Background:

Silica-based optical components like splitters and gratings are crucial for optical communication.
High power consumption of current silica chips hinders applications like Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers and Mode Division Multiplexing.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a low-power, high-speed thermo-optic switch using polymer cladding for silica chips.
To enhance thermal efficiency in Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) frameworks.

Main Methods:

Demonstrated a silica thermo-optic switch integrated within a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer.
Utilized a UV-curable polymer as the upper cladding to improve thermal management.
Characterized device performance including power consumption, response times, insertion loss, and extinction ratio.

Main Results:

Achieved a low power consumption of 48 mW, a 75% reduction compared to all-silicon switches.
Demonstrated fast response times: 215 µs (rise) and 271 µs (fall), nearly doubling switching speed.
Maintained comparable insertion loss (8.53 dB) and achieved an extinction ratio of 10.12 dB.

Conclusions:

The polymer-clad silica thermo-optic switch offers a significant improvement in power efficiency and speed.
This technology is promising for advancing optical communication devices, particularly in Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexers and Mode Division Multiplexing.
The enhanced thermal efficiency of the polymer cladding is key to the device's superior performance.