| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1539947 | Optics Communications | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A Multimode Interferometers–Mach Zehnder Interference (MMI–MZI) polymer 2 × 2 thermo-optic switch is proposed using the thermo-optical effect of polymer materials and fabricated by simple direct ultraviolet photolithography process. We utilize a cross-linkable negative photoresist as core material. Once exposed to ultraviolet light through a photomask, the waveguide strips can be obtained upon development. The experiment results show that the switch has a low switching power of less than 7.5 mW.
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Authors
Lei Gao, Jie Sun, Xiaoqiang Sun, Caiping Kang, Yunfei Yan, Daming Zhang,