Roadmap on chalcogenide photonics

Journal of Physics Photonics, vol. 5, pp. 012501

Abstract

Abstract Alloys of sulfur, selenium and tellurium, often referred to as chalcogenide semiconductors, offer a highly versatile, compositionally-controllable material platform for a variety of passive and active photonic applications. They are optically nonlinear, photoconductive materials with wide transmission windows that present various high- and low-index dielectric, low-epsilon and plasmonic properties across ultra-violet, visible and infrared frequencies, in addition to an, non-volatile, electrically/optically induced switching capability between phase states with markedly different electromagnetic properties. This roadmap collection presents an in-depth account of the critical role that chalcogenide semiconductors play within various traditional and emerging photonic technology platforms. The potential of this field going forward is demonstrated by presenting context and outlook on selected socio-economically important research streams utilizing chalcogenide semiconductors. To this end, this roadmap encompasses selected topics that range from systematic design of material properties and switching kinetics to device-level nanostructuring and integration within various photonic system architectures.

Authors 26

1. Behrad Gholipour corresponding

   University of Alberta

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   Nanoscale Optics Lab, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

2. Stephen R. Elliott

   University of Oxford

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   Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom

3. Maximilian J. Müller Aachen Institute of Physics IA

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Institute of Physics IA, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen 52074, Germany

4. Matthias Wuttig Aachen Institute of Physics IA

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Institute of Physics IA, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen 52074, Germany

5. Daniel William Hewak

   University of Southampton

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   Optoelectronics Research Centre and School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

6. Brian E. Hayden

   University of Southampton

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   Optoelectronics Research Centre and School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

7. Yifei Li corresponding

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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   Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States of America

8. Seong Soon Jo

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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   Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States of America

9. R. Jaramillo

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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   Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States of America

10. Robert Edward Simpson

    Singapore University of Technology and Design

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    Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore

11. Junji Tominaga

    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan

12. Yihao Cui

    University of Alberta

    Affiliation as printed

    Nanoscale Optics Lab, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

13. Avik Mandal

    University of Alberta

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    Nanoscale Optics Lab, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

14. Benjamin J. Eggleton

    The University of Sydney

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    School of Physics, University of Sydney Nano Institute (Sydney Nano), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

15. Martin Rochette

    McGill University

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    Nonlinear Photonics Group, McGill University, Montréal, Canada

16. Mohsen Rezaei

    McGill University

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    Nonlinear Photonics Group, McGill University, Montréal, Canada

17. Imtiaz Alamgir

    McGill University

    Affiliation as printed

    Nonlinear Photonics Group, McGill University, Montréal, Canada

18. Hosne Mobarok Shamim

    McGill University

    Affiliation as printed

    Nonlinear Photonics Group, McGill University, Montréal, Canada

19. Robi Kormokar

    McGill University

    Affiliation as printed

    Nonlinear Photonics Group, McGill University, Montréal, Canada

20. Arslan Anjum

    McGill University

    Affiliation as printed

    Nonlinear Photonics Group, McGill University, Montréal, Canada

21. Gebrehiwot Tesfay Zeweldi

    McGill University

    Affiliation as printed

    Nonlinear Photonics Group, McGill University, Montréal, Canada

22. Tushar Sanjay Karnik

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States of America

23. Juejun Hu

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States of America

24. Safa O Kasap

    University of Saskatchewan

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    University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

25. George S. Belev

    University of Saskatchewan

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    University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

26. Alla Reznik

    Lakehead University

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    Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada