Table 1 Comparison of large-scale integrated optical switches
From: Large-scale optical switches by thermo-optic waveguide lens
Refs | Year | Port Count | Switch Type and Materials | IL (dB) | XT (dB) | Polarization PDL (dB) | λ range (nm) WDL (dB) | Footprint (mm2) and Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[14] | 2016 | 16 × 16 | EO-MZI Silicon | ~20 on-chip | -10 | TE only | 1530 ~ 1590 not given | 10.7 × 4.4 1.17 W |
[15] | 2017 | 32 × 32 | EO-MZI Silicon | 24.3 on-chip | -14.1 | TE only | 1500 ~ 1570 7.1 | 12.1 × 5.2 max 542.3 mW |
[16] | 2018 | 32 × 32 | TO-MZI Silicon | ~ 45 on-chip | ~-22 | TE only | 1530 ~ 1565 not given | 12 × 12 < 1 W (on-die) |
[17] | 2019 | 32 × 32 | TO-MZI Silicon | 12.8 1547 nm f2f | -20 | TE only | 1547 (14.2 nm bandwidth for -20 dB XT) | 10 × 26 1.9 W |
[18] | 2020 | 32 × 32 | TO-MZI SiN/Si | ~65 f2f | -13.1 | TE and TM ~ 7 | demonstrated at 1547 | 22.5 × 10 not given |
[19] | 2001 | 1 × 128 | TO-MZI Silica | 4.3 f2f | -29.8 | not given | not given | 57 × 60 max 3.2 W |
[32] | 2012 | 1 × 100 | TO-Phase Array InP | 15.2 on-chip | -50 | TE only | 1533 ~ 1570 3 | 6 × 6.5 < 25 mW |
This work | 2024 | 1 × 576 | TOWL Polymer | 8.9 f2f | < -30 | TE and TM 0.81 | 1500 ~ 1600 1.9 | 30 × 47 ~ 0.5 W |