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4×4 wavelength-reconfigurable photonic switch based on thermally tuned silicon microring resonators

A journal article describes a 4×4 optical switch that reconfigures wavelengths using thermally tuned silicon microring resonators. The source metadata identifies SPIE as publisher and lists the item as a journal article dated 2008-04-01.

Silicon Photonics 300mm wafer
Illustrative image: Silicon Photonics 300mm wafer — Ehsanshahoseini/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Categories: science-and-space, technology

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Confidence
5/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
3/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Positivity
6/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

The paper documents a specific technical development in integrated photonics research.

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