• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 5, Issue 4, 340 (2017)
Richard Soref*
Author Affiliations
  • Department of Engineering, The University of Massachusetts at Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts 02125, USA (Richard.Soref@umb.edu)
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.5.000340 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Richard Soref. Design of low-energy on-chip electro-optical 1  ×  M wavelength-selective switches[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(4): 340 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of proposed WSS employing an N-fold set of wavelength-dedicated 1×M equi-path switching trees.
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of proposed WSS employing an N-fold set of wavelength-dedicated 1×M equi-path switching trees.
    Implementation of Fig. 1 utilizing inplane 1×3 and 3×1 arrayed-waveguide grating devices for the demux and mux sections.
    Fig. 2. Implementation of Fig. 1 utilizing inplane 1×3 and 3×1 arrayed-waveguide grating devices for the demux and mux sections.
    Waveguide diagram of 1×4 tree utilizing dual-nanobeam MZIs as the 1×2 constituent switches.
    Fig. 3. Waveguide diagram of 1×4 tree utilizing dual-nanobeam MZIs as the 1×2 constituent switches.
    Waveguide diagram of 1×4 tree utilizing MZI constituent 1×2 switches composed of a pair of three-waveguide couplers, each containing a central nanobeam.
    Fig. 4. Waveguide diagram of 1×4 tree utilizing MZI constituent 1×2 switches composed of a pair of three-waveguide couplers, each containing a central nanobeam.
    Waveguide diagram of 1×4 tree using asymmetric contra-couplers as 1×2 elemental switches, each switch containing an offset dual-grating coupling region.
    Fig. 5. Waveguide diagram of 1×4 tree using asymmetric contra-couplers as 1×2 elemental switches, each switch containing an offset dual-grating coupling region.
    Overall spectral response of the switches in Figs. 3, 4, and 5 in the zero bias state (unshifted spectrum) and in the full-bias state (shifted spectrum).
    Fig. 6. Overall spectral response of the switches in Figs. 3, 4, and 5 in the zero bias state (unshifted spectrum) and in the full-bias state (shifted spectrum).
    Passive demultiplexing of a multiwavelength input stream using a sequence of dedicated-resonance 2×2 devices (the example of the Fig. 3 structure).
    Fig. 7. Passive demultiplexing of a multiwavelength input stream using a sequence of dedicated-resonance 2×2 devices (the example of the Fig. 3 structure).
    Proposed design of three-wavelength, four-output WSS utilizing Fig. 3 devices.
    Fig. 8. Proposed design of three-wavelength, four-output WSS utilizing Fig. 3 devices.
    Richard Soref. Design of low-energy on-chip electro-optical 1  ×  M wavelength-selective switches[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(4): 340
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