Low-threshold power and tunable integrated optical limiter based on an ultracompact VO2/Si waveguide

[EN] Optical limiters are nonlinear devices that encompass applications from device protection to activation functionalities in neural networks. In this work, we report an optical limiter on silicon photonics based on an ultracompact VO2/Si waveguide. Our 20-¿m-long experimental device features a th...

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Autores: Parra Gomez, Jorge|||0000-0003-4610-3411, Sanchis Kilders, Pablo|||0000-0003-2984-4218, Navarro-Arenas, Juan, Menghini, Mariela, Recaman, Maria, Pierre-Locquet, Jean
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/184843
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/184843
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Silicon photonics
Vanadium dioxide
Optical limiter
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Sumario:[EN] Optical limiters are nonlinear devices that encompass applications from device protection to activation functionalities in neural networks. In this work, we report an optical limiter on silicon photonics based on an ultracompact VO2/Si waveguide. Our 20-¿m-long experimental device features a thermal tunable threshold power of only ~3.5 mW while being spectrally broadband. Our work provides a new pathway to achieve integrated optical limiters for dense and low-power photonic integrated circuits.