Low Power Consumption Mode Switch Based on Three-Dimensional Polymer Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

Jiawen Lv; Tianhang Lian; Baizhu Lin; Yue Yang; Yue Cao; Xianwang Yang; Yunji Yi; Fei Wang; Daming Zhang

doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2020.2992745

IEEE Photonics Journal (Jan 2020)

Low Power Consumption Mode Switch Based on Three-Dimensional Polymer Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

Jiawen Lv,
Tianhang Lian,
Baizhu Lin,
Yue Yang,
Yue Cao,
Xianwang Yang,
Yunji Yi,
Fei Wang,
Daming Zhang

Affiliations

Jiawen Lv: State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
Tianhang Lian: State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
Baizhu Lin: State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
Yue Yang: State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
Yue Cao: State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
Xianwang Yang: State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
Yunji Yi: ORCiD; State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
Fei Wang: State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
Daming Zhang: ORCiD; State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2020.2992745
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 3
pp. 1 – 10

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We present a polymer thermo-optic mode switch based on the structure of two vertical Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs). It can achieve a rapid switch between E00, E01, E10 and E11 with the different heaters turning on. In our simulation, we compare two structures (the metal top electrode and the graphene electrode). The Finite element method (FEM) is used to simulate the parameters of the graphene electrode device. The power consumption of 1 and 3 heaters is 1.72 mW, and that of 2 and 4 heaters is 1.85 mW. In addition, the response speeds of the 1 and 3 graphene heater mode switch calculated are 36.9 μs (rise) and 103.4 μs (down), and that of 2 and 4 graphene heater mode switch calculated are 17.3 μs (rise) and 87.9 μs (down). The proposed model can be used in the field of low power consumption mode division and multiplexer of three-dimensional integrated.

Published in IEEE Photonics Journal

ISSN: 1943-0655 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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