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Ultra-Low Power and Scalable Programmable Silicon Photonic MEMS

Abstract

We have experimentally demonstrated feedforward and recirculating FPPGAs with MEMS-tunable elements. The static power of the elements is less than 50 nW, and energy required to change the state of the actuator is 8 pJ.

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Microelectromechanical systems Actuator Silicon Photonics Scalability Power (physics) Silicon photonics Low-power electronics Materials science Feed forward Optoelectronics Computer science Electronic engineering Electrical engineering Engineering Power consumption Physics

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Photonic and Optical Devices
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