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Tiantian Li¹, Yijie Li¹, Yuteng Wang²

¹School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China.

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Neuromorphic photonics utilize phase change materials (PCMs) to enhance artificial intelligence hardware. This review analyzes PCMs for photonic spiking neural networks, aiming for improved performance and efficiency.

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neuromorphic photonics phase change materials silicon photonics

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Area of Science:

Optoelectronics
Materials Science
Artificial Intelligence

Background:

Traditional spiking neural networks face scalability, response delay, and energy consumption challenges.
Neuromorphic photonics offers a promising alternative by leveraging light for computation.
Phase change materials (PCMs) are key components in developing advanced neuromorphic devices.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive analysis of various PCMs for neuromorphic photonic devices.
To compare the optical properties and applications of different PCMs.
To identify potential breakthroughs in computational performance and scalability of photonic spiking neural networks.

Main Methods:

Reviewing and analyzing various PCMs including GST, GeTe-Sb2Te3, GSST, Sb2S3/Sb2Se3, SST, and In2Se3.
Comparing PCMs based on optical properties, erasure power consumption, response rate, material lifetime, and on-chip insertion loss.
Investigating the integration of PCMs with silicon-based optoelectronics.

Main Results:

Different PCMs exhibit varying advantages and challenges for neuromorphic applications.
Material properties like erasure power, response rate, lifetime, and insertion loss are critical for device performance.
Integration with silicon photonics is crucial for realizing high-performance photonic spiking neural networks.

Conclusions:

PCMs are vital for advancing neuromorphic photonic devices.
Optimizing PCMs and overcoming their limitations are essential for future breakthroughs.
Further research will enable more efficient and powerful AI and high-performance computing applications.