The invention discloses a high-speed and high-
extinction-ratio
cascade MZI (
Mach Zehnder Interferometer) electro-
optical switch based on an electro-optical material. According to the electro-
optical switch, a plurality of MZI structures are cascaded and integrated on an electro-optical material platform (such as
lithium niobate or
lithium tantalate) with an ultra-wide optical transparent window, and the
initial phase error of each modulation arm is subjected to thermo-
optical calibration by utilizing the
refractive index change of an electro-optical material caused by temperature regulation and control; therefore, the consistency and long-term stability of the
initial phase of the cascaded MZI are ensured. After thermo-optical phase calibration is completed, electro-optical
refractive index regulation and control can be carried out on a plurality of
phase modulation arms of the cascaded MZI at the same time only by applying a single driving
voltage, and
optical switch switching with the ultrahigh
extinction ratio is achieved. The device has a pre-
calibration function, a working point is stable and does not drift after calibration, and high-speed and high-
extinction-ratio switching can be achieved only through a high-speed
signal; and meanwhile, the device has the advantages of simple structure, flexible design, easiness in
cascade expansion, low requirement on technological parameter tolerance and the like.