光子学报, 2024, 53 (1): 0123001, 网络出版: 2024-02-01  

基于相变材料的非易失光子多值器件研究

Non-volatile Photonic Multilevel Devices Based on Phase Change Materials
作者单位
国防科技大学 电子科学学院,长沙 410073
摘要
结合相变材料与马赫-曾德尔干涉仪调制器结构,设计了一种包含ITO微加热器的非易失性光子多值器件,通过对相变材料的结构参数进行仿真,优化了器件的调制窗口。同时对ITO微加热器的结构进行仿真设计,使微加热器的效率更高,更容易实现器件的多值调制。测试表明,该器件在施加电脉冲的过程中实现了超过32个状态(5 bit)的多值调制。这种电调制的非易失性光子多值器件为大规模的非易失性可配置光子硬件神经网络提供了基础的单元。
Abstract
The rapid development of artificial intelligence has posed new and higher demands on computing systems. Electronic computing systems, represented by Graphics Processors Unit(GPU), adopt the von Neumann architecture, which results in frequent data migration and high energy consumption due to the separation of processors and memory. The parasitic capacitance in electronic computing systems also hinders further improvement in computing speed, making it unable to meet the needs of further development of artificial intelligence for high-speed and high-efficiency computing hardware. The rapid development of integrated photonic devices has provided a feasible solution for achieving high-speed and high-efficiency computing hardware. The tunable multivalued devices based on Mach-Zehnder interferometers are a major technological approach in constructing photonic intelligent accelerators. These devices have the advantages of wide bandwidth and temperature insensitivity, making them an excellent choice for photonic hardware accelerators. Phase-change materials have the characteristics of continuously adjustable refractive index and non-volatile retention. Combining phase-change materials with Mach-Zehnder interferometers can achieve non-volatile multivalued properties, providing a new device foundation for constructing photonic intelligent accelerators. In this paper, a non-volatile photonic multivalued device with an Indium Tin Oxides (ITO) microheater is designed based on the combination of phase-change materials and Mach-Zehnder interferometer modulators. First, the structure of the photonic multivalued device is designed. Sb2Se3 is chosen as the phase-change material, and ITO is selected as the microheater material. The Sb2Se3 is deposited on one arm of the Mach-Zehnder interferometers waveguide, and ITO is deposited on top of the Sb2Se3. Cr/Au is deposited at the edge of the ITO to form electrodes. When the state of Sb2Se3 changes, it affects the phase of the transmitted light on the Mach-Zehnder interferometers waveguide, thereby changing the output of the Mach-Zehnder interferometers. This scheme has the advantages of faster modulation speed and higher modulation precision, enabling state transitions of the device to be achieved in milliseconds. The thermal distribution of the microheater has an important influence on the phase transition of the phase-change material. Two different microheater structures are designed and simulated using COMSOL software, including a square-shaped ITO and a structure with wider edges and a narrower middle. Through electrical-thermal simulations, it is found that the second structure can concentrate the generated heat more effectively and improve the efficiency of the microheater. Furthermore, the length and thickness parameters of Sb2Se3 are optimized through simulations in Lumerical software. Lengths ranging from 20 μm to 50 μm and thicknesses ranging from 10 nm to 40 nm are chosen. Finally, a length of 30 μm and a thickness of 30nm are determined as the optimal parameters for Sb2Se3, which maximize the modulation window of the device. The device is fabricated using processes such as photolithography, magnetron sputtering, and inductively coupled plasma etching. During the testing process, electrical pulses are applied to the microheater, with a pulse width of 1ms and an amplitude of 13.4 V. The tests demonstrate that the device achieves multivalued modulation with over 32 states (5 bits) during the application of electrical pulses. Several states are also selected for the retention characteristic tests, which show that the device can maintain stable states for up to 20 minutes, indicating good non-volatility. Finally, the spectral characteristics of the photonic multivalued device are tested to determine its bandwidth. The tests show that the output of the device remains stable between 1 540 nm and 1 580 nm, indicating certain broadband characteristics and providing a foundation for parallel computing. This electrically modulated non-volatile photonic multivalued device serves as a fundamental unit for large-scale non-volatile reconfigurable photonic hardware neural networks. In the future, the performance of this device can be further improved by exploring new microheater designs, aiming for lower power consumption and more adjustable states in photonic multivalued devices.

宋兵, 王金融, 张亨宇, 孙振源, 李清江. 基于相变材料的非易失光子多值器件研究[J]. 光子学报, 2024, 53(1): 0123001. Bing SONG, Jinrong WANG, Hengyu ZHANG, Zhenyuan SUN, Qingjiang LI. Non-volatile Photonic Multilevel Devices Based on Phase Change Materials[J]. ACTA PHOTONICA SINICA, 2024, 53(1): 0123001.

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