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Enhanced Thermo-Optic Efficiency of Silicon Photonic Switch with Passively Aligned Nematic Liquid Crystals

Li-Yuan Chiang, Hao-Chi Liao, Chun-Ta Wang, Steve Pappert, and Paul K. L. Yu

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Abstract

We propose a new technique to achieve low power consumption in silicon thermo-optic switches without sacrificing speed. By incorporating subwavelength gratings and nematic liquid crystals, a switching power of 3.7 mW is achieved.

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