Silicon photonic phase shifters and their applications: A review

H Sun, Q Qiao, Q Guan, G Zhou - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the development of silicon photonics, dense photonic integrated circuits play a
significant role in applications such as light detection and ranging systems, photonic …

Polymer and Hybrid Optical Devices Manipulated by the Thermo-Optic Effect

Y Xie, L Chen, H Li, Y Yi - polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The thermo-optic effect is a crucial driving mechanism for optical devices. The application of
the thermo-optic effect in integrated photonics has received extensive investigation, with …

An efficient, fast‐responding, low‐loss thermo‐optic phase shifter based on a hydrogen‐doped indium oxide microheater

W Tong, E Yang, Y Pang, H Yang… - Laser & Photonics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thermo‐optic (TO) phase shifters are very fundamental units in large‐scale active silicon
photonic integrated circuits (PICs). However, due to the limitation of microheater materials …

Reversible Thermally Driven Phase Change of Layered In2Se3 for Integrated Photonics

J Wu, Y Ye, J Jian, X Yao, J Li, B Tang, H Ma, M Wei… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional In2Se3, an unconventional phase-change material, has drawn
considerable attention for polymorphic phase transitions and electronic device applications …

Magnetron-sputtered and thermal-evaporated low-loss Sb-Se phase-change films in non-volatile integrated photonics

K Lei, M Wei, Z Chen, J Wu, J Jian, J Du, J Li… - Optical Materials …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Chalcogenide phase change materials (PCMs), featuring a large contrast in optical
properties between their non-volatile amorphous and crystalline states, have triggered a …

[HTML][HTML] Strategic Insights into Integrated Photonics: Core Concepts, Practical Deployments, and Future Outlook

MA Butt, X Mateos - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Integrated photonics is a cutting-edge field that merges optics and electronics on a single
microchip, revolutionizing how we manipulate and transmit light. Imagine traditional bulky …

Preparation, properties, applications and outlook of graphene-based materials in biomedical field: a comprehensive review

L Yao, A Chen, L Li, Y Liu - Journal of Biomaterials Science …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Graphene, the world's thinnest two-dimensional (2D) carbon material, with the highly
ordered and repeated atomic structure and its excellent properties such as mechanical …

Silicon Waveguide-Integrated Platinum Telluride Midinfrared Photodetector with High Responsivity and High Speed

L Ma, S Lin, H Ma, J Liao, Y Ye, J Jian, J Li, P Wang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The detection of mid-infrared light, covering a variety of molecular vibrational spectra, is
critical for both civil and military purposes. Recent studies have highlighted the potential of …

Optically Transparent and Thermally Efficient 2D MoS2 Heaters Integrated with Silicon Microring Resonators

D Oz, N Suleymanov, B Minkovich… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Thermal tuning of the optical refractive index in the waveguides to control light phase
accumulation is essential in photonic-integrated systems and applications. In silicon …

Optical bistability in a tunable gourd-shaped silicon ring resonator

Y Chen, J Feng, J Chen, H Liu, S Yuan, S Guo, Q Yu… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, a tunable gourd-shaped ring resonator is demonstrated to generate optical
bistability. The system consists of two sub-rings for a gourd shape configuration with a U …