Demonstration of a hitless bypass switch using nanomechanical perturbation for high-bitrate transparent networks
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Chatterjee, Rohit
Yu, Mingbin
Stein, Aaron
Kwong, Dim-Lee
Kimerling, Lionel C.
Wong, Chee Wei
Date Issued
January 2010
Journal
Optics Express
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Optical Society of America
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Chatterjee, Rohit, Mingbin Yu, Aaron Stein, Dim-Lee Kwong, Lionel C. Kimerling, and Chee Wei Wong. “Demonstration of a hitless bypass switch using nanomechanical perturbation for high-bitrate transparent networks.” Optics Express 18, no. 3 (January 28, 2010): 3045. © 2010 OSA
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Abstract
We demonstrate an optical hitless bypass switch based on nanomechanical proximity perturbation for high-bitrate transparent networks. Embedded in a single-level π-imbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer, the two nanomechanical-based Δβ-directional couplers permit broadband signal rerouting on-chip, while the selected wavelength remains unaffected at all times for optical filter reconfiguration. The optical hitless switch is implemented in the silicon nanophotonics platform, with experimental measurements matching well with numerical and theoretical modeling.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Microphotonics Center
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https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.003045
