Directionally tunable optical reflector

A device, comprising:

• an input waveguide configured to receive an incident light;
• a first output waveguide;
• a second output waveguide;
• and
• a reflective structure that includes a doped component and at least a first conductive pad and a second conductive pad, wherein the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad are disposed over the doped component in a cross-sectional side view, wherein the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad are located in different regions of the reflective structure in a top view.

A method, comprising:

• receiving an incident light via an input waveguide, wherein the input waveguide has a first refractive index;
• receiving, via a tunable reflector structure that has a curved profile in a top view, one or more electrical signals, wherein a cladding layer of the tunable reflector structure has a second refractive index that is smaller than the first refractive index;
• and
• re-directing, by the tunable reflector structure and based on the received one or more electrical signals, the received incident light as an output light into a targeted output waveguide of a plurality of output waveguides.