A2×2cross/barpolymerelectro-optic(EO)routingswitchisproposed,whichiscomposedoftwopassivechannelwaveguidesandtwoactiveEOpolymermicroringswithbendingradiusofonly13.76μm.Detailedstructure,theoryandformulationareprovidedtocharacterizetheoutputpoweroftheswitch.Forobtainingfundamentalmodepropagation,smallbendinglossandphase-matchingbetweenchannelwaveguideandmicroringresonator(MRR)waveguide,thestructuralparametersareoptimizedunderthewavelengthof1550nm.Analysesandsimulationsonoutputpowerandoutputspectraindicatethataswitchingvoltageof5Visdesiredtorealizetheexchangebetweencrossstateandbarstate,thecrosstalkundercrossstateandthatunderbarstateareabout28.8dBand39.9dB,respectively,andtheinsertionlossesunderthesetwostatesareabout2.42dBand0.13dB,respectively.ComparedwithourfourEOswitchesreportedbefore,thisdevicepossessesultra-compactsizeof0.233mm×0.233mmaswellaslowcrosstalkandinsertionloss,andthereforeitcanserveasagoodcandidateforconstructinglarge-scaleopticalroutersorswitchingarraysinphotonicnetwork-on-chip(NoC).
