Reconfigurable photonic integrated circuits (RPICs) based on functional materials for integrated optical communication applications
Reconfigurable photonic integrated circuits (RPICs) based on functional materials for integrated optical communication applications
In this work we combine the already mature silicon and silicon nitride platforms with novel reconfigurable materials such as 2D materials, liquid crystals and phase change materials. An actively reconfigurable 1D photonic crystal multi-channel filter based on Si-on-insulator and liquid crystal platforms is demonstrated with extraordinary large quality factor, Q ∼10
4. A complete study and design of an optical routing and multilevel volatile photonic memory based on graphene capacitor concept for future high performance computing using Silicon rich nitride is shown with a bandwidth of 64 GHz and energy power consumption per bit as low as 0.22 pJ. Finally, an optical switch based on germanium-antimony-tellurium phase change material (GST) is experimentally demonstrated for O-band operation with the extinction ratio as high as 10 dB between the amorphous and the crystalline states.
Functional materials, Reconfigurable integrated circuits, Silicon photonics, Tunable devices
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Faneca Ruedas, Joaquin
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Domínguez Bucio, Thalia
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Gardes, Frederic
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Baldycheva, Anna
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26 February 2020
Faneca Ruedas, Joaquin
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Domínguez Bucio, Thalia
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Gardes, Frederic
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Baldycheva, Anna
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Faneca Ruedas, Joaquin, Domínguez Bucio, Thalia, Gardes, Frederic and Baldycheva, Anna
(2020)
Reconfigurable photonic integrated circuits (RPICs) based on functional materials for integrated optical communication applications.
Reed, Graham T. and Knights, Andrew P.
(eds.)
In Silicon Photonics XV.
vol. 11285,
SPIE.
.
(doi:10.1117/12.2543559).
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Abstract
In this work we combine the already mature silicon and silicon nitride platforms with novel reconfigurable materials such as 2D materials, liquid crystals and phase change materials. An actively reconfigurable 1D photonic crystal multi-channel filter based on Si-on-insulator and liquid crystal platforms is demonstrated with extraordinary large quality factor, Q ∼10
4. A complete study and design of an optical routing and multilevel volatile photonic memory based on graphene capacitor concept for future high performance computing using Silicon rich nitride is shown with a bandwidth of 64 GHz and energy power consumption per bit as low as 0.22 pJ. Finally, an optical switch based on germanium-antimony-tellurium phase change material (GST) is experimentally demonstrated for O-band operation with the extinction ratio as high as 10 dB between the amorphous and the crystalline states.
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Published date: 26 February 2020
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Funding Information:
We acknowledge financial support from: The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) of the United Kingdom via the EPSRC (Grant No. EP/L015331/1, Grant No. EP/N035569/1, EP/N013247/1, EP/L021129/1 and EP/R003076/1) and the Royal Society International Exchange Grant 2015/R3 and the EU project id 688516 COSMICC.
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© 2020 SPIE.
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SPIE Photonics West, Moscone Center, San Fransisco, United States, 2019-02-01 - 2019-02-06
Keywords:
Functional materials, Reconfigurable integrated circuits, Silicon photonics, Tunable devices
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Local EPrints ID: 438754
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/438754
ISSN: 0277-786X
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Author:
Joaquin Faneca Ruedas
Author:
Thalia Domínguez Bucio
Author:
Frederic Gardes
Author:
Anna Baldycheva
Editor:
Graham T. Reed
Editor:
Andrew P. Knights
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