Authors:	Y. Zhang, X. Chen, L. Van Iseghem, I. Zand, H. Salmanian, W. Bogaerts
Title:	A compact programmable silicon photonic circuit
Format:	International Conference Proceedings
Publication date:	4/2024
Journal/Conference/Book:	2024 IEEE Silicon Photonics Conference (SiPhotonics)
Volume(Issue):	p.10543870
Location:	Kyoto, Japan
DOI:	10.1109/SiPhotonics60897.2024.10543870
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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate a programmable photonic circuit based on a 7-cell hexagonal waveguide mesh of coupled 2x2 Mach-Zehnder interferometer gates. The use of undercut heaters results in a compact circuit with a large free spectral range for interferometers and ring resonator filters.

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