A compact 2x2 optical gate using a silicon photonic MEMS dual-drive directional coupler

Reconfigurable optical gates control power and phase in programmable photonic circuits. However, state-of-theart optical gates are power-hungry due to using heaters and large due to using Mach-Zehnder Interferometers. Here, we demonstrate a compact low-power optical gate based on a silicon photonic MEMS dual-drive directional coupler.

Authors

Pierre Edinger
Kristinn B. Gylfason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9008-8402)
Wim Bogaerts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1112-8950)
Niels Quack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5189-0929)
Alain Yuji Takabayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1654-6636)
August Djuphammar

Publication Details

Published: 2025-03-19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3041855
Citations: 1
Primary Topic: Photonic and Optical Devices
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.73

Funders

European Commission
HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme

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article

A compact 2x2 optical gate using a silicon photonic MEMS dual-drive directional coupler

Pierre Edinger, Kristinn B. Gylfason, Wim Bogaerts, Niels Quack et al.

Mar 19, 2025

1 citations

Photonic and Optical Devices

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article

A compact 2x2 optical gate using a silicon photonic MEMS dual-drive directional coupler

Pierre Edinger, Kristinn B. Gylfason, Wim Bogaerts, Niels Quack, Alain Yuji Takabayashi, August Djuphammar

March 19, 2025article en

1 citations

Abstract

Reconfigurable optical gates control power and phase in programmable photonic circuits. However, state-of-theart optical gates are power-hungry due to using heaters and large due to using Mach-Zehnder Interferometers. Here, we demonstrate a compact low-power optical gate based on a silicon photonic MEMS dual-drive directional coupler.

European Commission, HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme

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Photonic and Optical Devices

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