Design and analysis of optical switches using electro-optic effect based Mach-Zehnder interferometer structures

One of the most prominent phenomena in the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer structure is electro-optic effect-based optical switching (MZI). We generate the requisite phase difference between the optical signal contained in the two-arms of the MZI structure by utilizing the electro-optic effect. The MZI switching phenomenon, which is based on electro-optic phenomena, may be employed to perform a variety of digital logic functions. The electro-optic phenomena are discussed in full in this paper. We have supplied a detailed mathematical description, including all devices and operational parameters, for the normalized output power at the two MZI structures' ports. Using the electro-optic effect-based MZI structure, it is feasible to design an optical switching and sensing device. The proposed technique has the potential to transmit signals without electromagnetic interference up to a considerably greater distance with very low power loss. The transmission bandwidth of signal data linked with an optical waveguide is considerably greater as compared to other conventional channels of transmission. Information transmissions modified using an infrared laser light source can be transmitted over a longer distance. The article provides an electro-optic effect-based MZI structure with a full mathematical description and MATLAB simulation results that are confirmed using the OptiBPM tool. Copyright (c) 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the International Conference on Materials, Machines and Information Technology-2022.