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Performance characteristics of phase-change integrated silicon nitride photonic devices in the O and C telecommunications bands

Performance characteristics of phase-change integrated silicon nitride photonic devices in the O and C telecommunications bands
Performance characteristics of phase-change integrated silicon nitride photonic devices in the O and C telecommunications bands
The evaluation and comparison of the optical properties in the O and C bands of silicon nitride rib waveguides with integrated Ge2Sb2Te5 phase-change cells is reported. In straight rib waveguides, a high transmission contrast is observed in both bands when the Ge2Sb2Te5 cell is switched between states, being up to 2.5 dB/μm in the C-band and 6.4 dB/μm in the O-band. In the case of silicon nitride ring resonator waveguides, high quality factor resonances (Q ∼ 105) are found in both bands, leading to the provision of an ON-OFF switch characterized by an extinction ratio of 12 and 18 dB in O and C bands respectively. Finally, with the view to provide a comparison of the wavelength-dependent optical switching of the phase-change cell, a 3-dimensional finite-element method simulation is performed and a comparison of the optical-to-thermal energy conversion in both bands given.
[14 January 2021: Typographical corrections were made to Table 1.]
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Faneca, Joaquin, Carrillo, Santiago Garcia-Cuevas, Gemo, Emanuele, de Galarreta, Carlota Ruiz, Domínguez Bucio, Thalía, Gardes, Frederic Y., Bhaskaran, Harish, Pernice, Wolfram H. P., Wright, C. David and Baldycheva, Anna (2020) Performance characteristics of phase-change integrated silicon nitride photonic devices in the O and C telecommunications bands. Optical Materials Express, 10 (8), 1778-1791. (doi:10.1364/OME.397833).

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The evaluation and comparison of the optical properties in the O and C bands of silicon nitride rib waveguides with integrated Ge2Sb2Te5 phase-change cells is reported. In straight rib waveguides, a high transmission contrast is observed in both bands when the Ge2Sb2Te5 cell is switched between states, being up to 2.5 dB/μm in the C-band and 6.4 dB/μm in the O-band. In the case of silicon nitride ring resonator waveguides, high quality factor resonances (Q ∼ 105) are found in both bands, leading to the provision of an ON-OFF switch characterized by an extinction ratio of 12 and 18 dB in O and C bands respectively. Finally, with the view to provide a comparison of the wavelength-dependent optical switching of the phase-change cell, a 3-dimensional finite-element method simulation is performed and a comparison of the optical-to-thermal energy conversion in both bands given.
[14 January 2021: Typographical corrections were made to Table 1.]

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e-pub ahead of print date: 6 July 2020
Published date: 1 August 2020

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ISSN: 2159-3930
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Author: Joaquin Faneca
Author: Santiago Garcia-Cuevas Carrillo
Author: Emanuele Gemo
Author: Carlota Ruiz de Galarreta
Author: Thalía Domínguez Bucio ORCID iD
Author: Frederic Y. Gardes ORCID iD
Author: Harish Bhaskaran
Author: Wolfram H. P. Pernice
Author: C. David Wright
Author: Anna Baldycheva

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