Reconfigurable inverse-designed multifunctional photonic device based on phase change material Sb2Se3

Dandan Li; Ke Chen; Ziyang Liu; Chenyi Yang; Bingheng Lu; Yadong Yang; Qianqian Wang

doi:10.1117/12.3035536

20 November 2024 Reconfigurable inverse-designed multifunctional photonic device based on phase change material Sb₂Se₃

Dandan Li, Ke Chen, Ziyang Liu, Chenyi Yang, Bingheng Lu, Yadong Yang, Qianqian Wang

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Proceedings Volume 13244, Nano-optoelectronics and Micro/Nano-photonics X; 132440T (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3035536
Event: SPIE/COS Photonics Asia, 2024, Nantong, Jiangsu, China

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Abstract

Reconfigurable, programmable and compact devices hold immense importance in high-density programmable photonic-integrated circuits (PICs) used in optical communications and signal processing. Compared with traditional methods of designing devices, the inverse design approach provides a new avenue for achieving high-density PICs. However, the majority of programmable photonic systems result in large footprints and high energy consumption due to the relatively weak modulation capability. This severely limits high-density integration of on-chip photonic systems. In recent years, chalcogenide phase-change materials (PCMs) have emerged as a promising alternative for achieving reconfigurable photonic devices by utilizing their high refractive index contrast and reversible phase transition between amorphous and crystalline states. In this work, we demonstrate a 1 × 2 multifunctional and compact photonic device based on phase-change material Sb2Se3 with footprints of only 4.8 × 4.8 μm2. We adopt the adjoint optimization approach to design the Sb₂Se₃ film on the silicon 3dB power splitter designed in advance. Subsequently, we can use laser heating technique to change the phase patterns on the Sb₂Se₃ film to achieve the designed device function. This enables the device to be reconfigurable from an optical switch to an arbitrary ratio power splitter. Remarkably, the functionality of our photonic device is rewritable, allowing for the erasure and reconfiguration of the Sb₂Se₃phase pattern. The demonstrated programmable phase-change photonic devices will significantly enhance the flexibility of photonic devices and promote the development of high-density programmable PICs.

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Dandan Li, Ke Chen, Ziyang Liu, Chenyi Yang, Bingheng Lu, Yadong Yang, and Qianqian Wang "Reconfigurable inverse-designed multifunctional photonic device based on phase change material Sb₂Se₃", Proc. SPIE 13244, Nano-optoelectronics and Micro/Nano-photonics X, 132440T (20 November 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3035536

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