We review the state of the art and our perspectives on silicon and hybrid silicon photonic
devices for optical interconnects in datacenters. After a brief discussion of the key …

Optical delay lines (ODLs) are one of the key enabling components in photonic integrated
circuits and systems. They are widely used in time-division multiplexing, optical signal …

We experimentally demonstrate a 16× 16 non-blocking optical switch fabric with a footprint
of 10.7× 4.4 mm^ 2. The switch fabric is composed of 56 2× 2 silicon Mach-Zehnder …

In this paper, we report a nanosecond 16× 16 silicon electro-optic switch chip based on a
Benes architecture. The switch adopts dual-ring-assisted Mach-Zehnder interferometers as …

We experimentally demonstrate a 16× 16 reconfigurably nonblocking optical switch fabric
using a Benes architecture. The switch fabric consists of 56 2× 2 Mach–Zehnder …

We experimentally demonstrate an integrated strictly non-blocking silicon 4× 4 optical switch
chip that can be operated in both thermo-optic (TO) and electro-optic (EO) switching modes …

Automatic reconfiguration and feedback controlled routing is demonstrated in an silicon
photonic switch fabric based on Mach–Zehnder interferometers. The use of noninvasive …

We present the experimental demonstration of a 4× 4 silicon electro-optic (EO) switch fabric
based on a Benes architecture. Double-ring-assisted Mach-Zehnder interferometers (DR …

We present simulation and experimental results on a silicon photonic strictly nonblocking 4×
4 electrooptic Mach-Zehnder-based switch fabric. We propose a simulation framework …

A novel configuration for realizing a polarization-insensitive optical switch on silicon-on-
insulator of 340nm-thick top-silicon layer is demonstrated, using submicron sized …