Heterogeneously Integrated Memristive Laser on Silicon with Non-Volatile Wavelength Tuning
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| author | Tossoun, Bassem Liang, Di Sheng, Xia Strachan, John Paul Beausoleil, Raymond G. |
| author_facet | Tossoun, Bassem Liang, Di Sheng, Xia Strachan, John Paul Beausoleil, Raymond G. |
| contents | The von-Neumann bottleneck has constrained computing systems from efficiently operating on the increasingly large demand in data from networks and devices. Silicon (Si) photonics offers a powerful solution for this issue by providing a platform for high-bandwidth, energy-efficient interconnects. Furthermore, memristors have emerged as a fundamental building block for non-volatile data storage and novel computing architectures with powerful in-memory processing capabilities. In this paper, we integrate an Al2O3 memristor into a heterogeneous Si quantum dot microring laser to demonstrate the first laser with non-volatile optical memory. The memristor alters the effective optical modal index of the microring laser cavity by the plasma dispersion effect in the high resistance state (HRS) or Joule heating in the low resistance state (LRS), subsequently controlling the output wavelength of the laser in a non-volatile manner. This device enables a novel pathway for future optoelectronic neuromorphic computers and optical memory chips. |
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| spellingShingle | Heterogeneously Integrated Memristive Laser on Silicon with Non-Volatile Wavelength Tuning Tossoun, Bassem Liang, Di Sheng, Xia Strachan, John Paul Beausoleil, Raymond G. Optics Applied Physics The von-Neumann bottleneck has constrained computing systems from efficiently operating on the increasingly large demand in data from networks and devices. Silicon (Si) photonics offers a powerful solution for this issue by providing a platform for high-bandwidth, energy-efficient interconnects. Furthermore, memristors have emerged as a fundamental building block for non-volatile data storage and novel computing architectures with powerful in-memory processing capabilities. In this paper, we integrate an Al2O3 memristor into a heterogeneous Si quantum dot microring laser to demonstrate the first laser with non-volatile optical memory. The memristor alters the effective optical modal index of the microring laser cavity by the plasma dispersion effect in the high resistance state (HRS) or Joule heating in the low resistance state (LRS), subsequently controlling the output wavelength of the laser in a non-volatile manner. This device enables a novel pathway for future optoelectronic neuromorphic computers and optical memory chips. |
| title | Heterogeneously Integrated Memristive Laser on Silicon with Non-Volatile Wavelength Tuning |
| topic | Optics Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.13757 |