Authors:	W. Bogaerts, A.Y. Takabayashi, P. Edinger, G. Jo, A.K. Mallik, C. Antony, I. Zand, T. Jonuzi, X. Chen, H. Sattari, J.S. Lee, M.A. Jezzini, G. Talli, C. Lerma Arce, S. Kumar, P. Verheyen, N. Quack, K.B. Gylfason, F. Niklaus, U. Khan
Title:	Programmable Photonic Circuits Powered by Silicon Photonic MEMS Technology
Format:	International Conference Proceedings
Publication date:	7/2022
Journal/Conference/Book:	Advanced Photonics Congress - NETWORKS
Volume(Issue):	p.NeM2C.3
Location:	Maastricht, Netherlands
DOI:	10.1364/NETWORKS.2022.NeM2C.3
Citations:	2 (Dimensions.ai - last update: 4/1/2026) 2 (OpenCitations - last update: 18/11/2026) Look up on Google Scholar
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Abstract

Programmable photonic chips allow flexible reconfiguration of on-chip optical connections, controlled through electronics and software. We will present the recent progress of such complex photonic circuits powered by silicon photonic MEMS actuators.

Related Research Topics

• MEMS and NEMS optical actuators in SOI

Related Projects

• H2020: MORPHIC (MEMS-based zerO-power Reconfigurable Photonic ICs)
• ERC-CoG: PhotonicSWARM (Photonic Integrated Circuits using Scattered Waveguide elements in an Adaptive, Reconfigurable Mesh.)