Article Dans Une Revue APL Materials Année : 2025

An Ultra-low-loss Compact Phase-Change Material-based Hybrid-mode Interferometer for Photonic Memories

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We propose a novel hybrid mode interferometer (HMI) leveraging the interference of hybridized TE-TM modes in a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) waveguide integrated with a GeSe phase change material (PCM) layer. The SOI waveguide's dimensions are optimized to support the hybridization of the fundamental transverse magnetic ($TM_0$) and the first higher transverse electric ($TE_1$) mode. This design allows for efficient and nearly equal power coupling between these two modes, resulting in high-contrast interference when starting from the amorphous PCM state. The PCM's phase transition induces a differential change in the modal effective index, enabling high-contrast transmittance modulation. Our numerical simulations demonstrate a multilevel transmission with a high contrast of nearly 14 dB, when the amorphous region's length is varied incrementally, enabling multi-bit storage. The transmittance is maximized in the fully crystalline state with an insertion loss below 0.1 dB. The HMI can also operate as a quasi-pure phase shifter when partially amorphized, making it suitable for Mach-Zehnder interferometers. These characteristics make the proposed device a promising candidate for applications in photonic memories and neuromorphic computing.

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hal-04757473 , version 1 (28-10-2024)
hal-04757473 , version 2 (19-11-2025)

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Ranjeet Dwivedi, Fabio Pavanello, Regis Orobtchouk. An Ultra-low-loss Compact Phase-Change Material-based Hybrid-mode Interferometer for Photonic Memories. APL Materials, 2025, ⟨10.1063/5.0245618⟩. ⟨hal-04757473v2⟩
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