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13 March 2024 Rewritable photonic integrated circuits
Arka Majumdar
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Proceedings Volume PC12889, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXVIII; PC128890P (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3008835
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2024, San Francisco, California, United States
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Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have the potential to drastically expand the capabilities of optical information science and engineering. However, PICs are commonly fabricated using selective material etching, a subtractive process. Thus, the chip’s functionality cannot be substantially altered once fabricated. Here, we propose to exploit wide-bandgap non-volatile phase-change materials (PCMs) to create a rewritable PIC platform. A PCM-based PIC can be written using a nano-second pulsed laser, akin to rewritable compact disks. The whole circuit can then be erased by heating, and a completely new circuit can be rewritten. We numerically designed a dielectric-assisted PCM waveguide consisting of a thick dielectric layer on top of a thin layer of wide-bandgap PCMs. The low-loss PCMs and our engineered waveguiding structure lead to negligible optical loss. Furthermore, we analyzed the spatio-temporal laser pulse shape to write the PCMs. Finally, we experimentally demonstrated such a rewritable PIC. Our proposed platform will enable low-cost manufacturing and have a far-reaching impact on the rapid prototyping of PICs, validation of new designs, and photonic education.
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Arka Majumdar "Rewritable photonic integrated circuits", Proc. SPIE PC12889, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXVIII, PC128890P (13 March 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3008835
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KEYWORDS
Photonic integrated circuits
Pulsed laser operation
Quantum information sensing
Quantum optical communication
Quantum optics experiments
Quantum processes
Rapid manufacturing
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