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    • Materials Science
    • Integrated Circuits

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    • Large-scale photonic integrated circuits are advancing rapidly.
    • Optical switches are crucial components for optical routers and processors.
    • Existing silicon electro-optic and thermo-optic switches face challenges with high static power consumption and large footprints, hindering scalability and high-density integration.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To demonstrate a novel 2x2 nonvolatile silicon Mach-Zehnder optical switch.
    • To utilize a low-loss phase change material, antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3), for optical switching.
    • To address the limitations of current optical switch technologies.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication of a 2x2 Mach-Zehnder interferometer on a silicon platform.
    • Integration of antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) as the active switching material.
    • Utilizing the phase transition of Sb2S3 to control optical signal routing between bar and cross states.

    Main Results:

    • Successful demonstration of a nonvolatile 2x2 silicon optical switch.
    • The Sb2S3 phase change material effectively controlled optical transmission paths.
    • The switch operates without requiring static power to maintain its state.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed Sb2S3-enabled silicon optical switch offers a nonvolatile solution.
    • This technology overcomes static power and footprint limitations of conventional switches.
    • It holds significant potential for applications in optical switch matrices and reconfigurable optical circuits.