Photonic (computational) memories: tunable nanophotonics for data storage and computing

C Lian, C Vagionas, T Alexoudi, N Pleros… - …, 2022 - degruyter.com
The exponential growth of information stored in data centers and computational power
required for various data-intensive applications, such as deep learning and AI, call for new …

Switchable distributed Bragg reflector using GST phase change material

R Lawandi, R Heenkenda, A Sarangan - Optics Letters, 2022 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate the design, fabrication, and measurement of a switchable distributed Bragg
reflector (DBR) that can be thermally switched from a close-to-zero reflective OFF state to a …

Independent measurement of phase and amplitude modulation in phase change material-based devices

GA Sevison, T Malone, R Heenkenda… - Optical Materials …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
For active beam manipulation devices, such as those based on liquid crystals, phase-
change materials, or electro-optic materials, measuring accumulated phase of the light …