16 &#215; 16 silicon Mach–Zehnder interferometer switch actuated with waveguide microheaters

Shuoyi Zhao; Liangjun Lu; Linjie Zhou; Dong Li; Zhanzhi Guo; Jianping Chen

doi:10.1364/prj.4.000202

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