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Photonic chips embrace piezo-optomechanics

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The introduction of piezo-optomechanical phase shifters into silicon optical chips enables the realization of complex, controllable optical processing circuits with negligible static power dissipation, high-speed configuration and compatibility with wafer-scale fabrication.

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Fig. 1: Piezoelectric waveguide phase shifter structure.

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Miller, D.A.B. Photonic chips embrace piezo-optomechanics. Nat. Photon. 16, 10–11 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-021-00932-6

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