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

Edinger, PierrePierreEdingerDjuphammar, AugustAugustDjuphammarTakabayashi, AlainAlainTakabayashiBogaerts, WimWimBogaertsQuack, NielsNielsQuackGylfason, KristinnKristinnGylfason2025-05-252025-05-252025978-1-5106-8512-30277-786XWOS:001481022700003https://imec-publications.be/handle/20.500.12860/45715Reconfigurable 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.A compact 2 x 2 optical gate using a silicon photonic MEMS dual-drive directional couplerProceedings paper10.1117/12.3041855978-1-5106-8513-0WOS:001481022700003