基于一维光子晶体阵列的混合集成低功耗光开关设计与仿真

Design and simulation of hybrid integrated low-power optical switch based on one-dimensional photonic crystal array

  • 摘要: 本文提出了一种硅基波导与相变材料混合集成的周期性光子晶体新结构,用以构建光开关器件。该器件创新性地在硅波导中嵌入一维光子晶体结构,并在其纳米级圆孔中填充锗锑硒碲(Ge-Sb-Se-Te, GSST)相变材料。通过调控GSST材料的晶态,可实现对双模式光传输的动态调控。理论分析表明,硅波导与相变材料的协同作用可显著提升硅基光电子器件的响应速度,并降低其功耗。采用三维时域有限差分法(Finite-Difference-Time-Domain,FDTD)对器件的光电特性进行了系统性仿真优化,结果表明:当GSST处于晶态时,在TE和TM模式下的归一化输出功率分别为0.0016320.000820,插入损耗分别为−27.87 dB和−30.86 dB;而在非晶态下,两种偏振模式下的插入损耗均可忽略不计。这种基于光子晶体-相变材料复合结构的可重构光开关,为下一代低功耗、高速光互连系统提供了新的器件解决方案。

     

    Abstract: This paper proposes a new structure of periodic photonic crystal based on the hybrid integration of silicon-based waveguides and phase change materials, which is used to construct optical switch device. This device innovatively embeds a one-dimensional photonic crystal structure in a silicon waveguide and fills its nanoscale circular holes with germanium antimony selenide tellurium (Ge-Sb-Se-Te, GSST) phase change material. By regulating the crystalline phase transition of GSST materials, dynamic control of dual-mode optical transmission can be achieved. Theoretical analysis shows that the synergistic effect of silicon waveguides and phase change materials can significantly improve the response speed of silicon-based optoelectronic devices and reduce power consumption. The three-dimensional finite difference time domain (FDTD) method was used to systematically simulate and optimize the optoelectronic characteristics of the device. The results showed that, when GSST is in the crystalline state, the normalized output powers of TE and TM modes are 0.001632 and 0.000820 respectively. The insertion losses are -27.87 dB -30.86 dB respectively. In amorphous state, the insertion loss of both polarization modes can be ignored. This reconfigurable optical switch based on photonic crystal phase change material composite structure provides a new device solution for the next generation of low-power, high-speed optical interconnect systems.

     

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