简介:Weexperimentallydemonstratea4×4nonblockingsiliconthermo-optic(TO)switchfabricconsistingofthreestagesoftunablegeneralizedMach–Zehnderinterferometers.All24routingstatesfornonblockingswitchingarecharacterized.Thedevice’sfootprintis4.6mm×1.0mm.Measurementsshowthattheworstcrosstalkofallswitchingstatesis-7.2dB.Theon-chipinsertionlossisintherangeof3.7–13.1dB.TheaverageTOswitchingpowerconsumptionis104.8mW.
简介:Thesynthesisofopen-fiameworkmetalphosphateshasbeenasubjectofintenseresearchowingtotheirinterestingstructuralchemistryandpotentialapplicationsasionexchangers,catalystsandadsorbents.Alargenumberofthesematerialsaresynthesizedinthepresenceoforganicaminesasstructure-directingagents.Recently,manyresearchactivitieshavefocusedonthesynthesisofinorganic-organichybridframeworks.Ascomparedwithinorganicligands,theadvantageofusingorganicmultidentateligandsistheefficacyofrationaldesignofcrystallinesolidsthroughtheircoordinatingpropensitiesandgeometries.