Nanosecond photonic switch architectures demonstrated in an all-digital monolithic platform.

Abstract

We present an all-digital, fully programmable, nanosecond-scale photonic switch platform, monolithically integrating electronics for actuation, tuning, and power-monitoring alongside switching elements, resulting in a scalable, packageable solution for high-radix photonic switch fabrics. In this platform, we achieve record loss and extinction performances utilizing a 2×2 Mach-Zehnder switch (MZS) with 0.8dB of loss and 28dB extinction and a 2×2 nested MZS with 1.3dB of loss and 38dB extinction.