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[TuP-F-3]Silicon 2 × 2 Thermo-Optic Switch with Response time < 3 µs and Power < 3 mW

○Haojie Xue, Tongxin Yang, Shiqi Zhang, Lei Zhang (Beijing Univ. of Posts and Telecommunications)

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Photonic switching devices and building blocks

We present a silicon thermo-optic switch driven by pulsed voltage, achieving a sub-3 µs response time, a significant improvement from approximately 20 µs, while maintaining a switching power below 3 mW.