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Reconfigurable nanophotonics using ultrafast photomodulation and phase change materials

Reconfigurable nanophotonics using ultrafast photomodulation and phase change materials
Reconfigurable nanophotonics using ultrafast photomodulation and phase change materials

Materials with switchable optical characteristics can enable new types of optical technology that can be tuned or reprogrammed after fabrication. Here, I will present recent results on controlling light on a chip using tunable and programmable materials. New perturbative concepts for altering the flow of light in silicon integrated photonic circuits were initially developed in our lab through ultrafast photomodulation of the silicon waveguide itself. Implementation of reprogrammable photonics using the perturbation approach are now made possible by integrating phase change materials onto the silicon photonics platform. In particular I will be presenting the first results on a new family of new low-loss phase change materials for reconfigurable nanophotonic devices.
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Muskens, Otto L.
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Muskens, Otto L., Delaney, Matthew, Dinsdale, Nicholas, Zeimpekis, Ioannis, Hewak, Dan W., Reed, Graham and Lawson, Daniel (2020) Reconfigurable nanophotonics using ultrafast photomodulation and phase change materials. Subramania, Ganapathi S. and Foteinopoulou, Stavroula (eds.) Active Photonic Platforms XII: Proceedings of the SPIE 11461, 2020, Online Only, United States. 24 - 28 Aug 2020. p. 63 . (doi:10.1117/12.2568450).

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Abstract


Materials with switchable optical characteristics can enable new types of optical technology that can be tuned or reprogrammed after fabrication. Here, I will present recent results on controlling light on a chip using tunable and programmable materials. New perturbative concepts for altering the flow of light in silicon integrated photonic circuits were initially developed in our lab through ultrafast photomodulation of the silicon waveguide itself. Implementation of reprogrammable photonics using the perturbation approach are now made possible by integrating phase change materials onto the silicon photonics platform. In particular I will be presenting the first results on a new family of new low-loss phase change materials for reconfigurable nanophotonic devices.

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Published date: 20 August 2020
Venue - Dates: Active Photonic Platforms XII: Proceedings of the SPIE 11461, 2020, Online Only, United States, 2020-08-24 - 2020-08-28

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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/455892
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ORCID for Otto L. Muskens: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-5504
ORCID for Ioannis Zeimpekis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7455-1599
ORCID for Dan W. Hewak: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2093-5773
ORCID for Daniel Lawson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9499-1954

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Date deposited: 07 Apr 2022 16:49
Last modified: 21 Sep 2024 02:02

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Author: Otto L. Muskens ORCID iD
Author: Matthew Delaney
Author: Nicholas Dinsdale
Author: Dan W. Hewak ORCID iD
Author: Graham Reed
Author: Daniel Lawson ORCID iD
Editor: Ganapathi S. Subramania
Editor: Stavroula Foteinopoulou

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