%0 Electronic Article %A Y. Hashizume %A S. Katayose %A T. Tsuchizawa %A T. Watanabe %A M. Itoh %K MZI %K TE polarisation %K Si %K folded waveguide arms %K suspended ridge structures %K power consumption %K low-power silicon thermo-optic switch %K extinction ratio %X Proposed is a low-power switch with a folded waveguide arms layout and suspended ridge structures. An extremely low power consumption of 0.40 mW / MZI and a high extinction ratio of more than 30 dB for TE polarisation were achieved. %@ 0013-5194 %T Low-power silicon thermo-optic switch with folded waveguide arms and suspended ridge structures %B Electronics Letters %D September 2012 %V 48 %N 19 %P 1234-1235 %I Institution of Engineering and Technology %U https://digital-library.theiet.org/;jsessionid=35u43fje1hg4r.x-iet-live-01content/journals/10.1049/el.2012.1564 %G EN