Modulation Properties of Waveguides Covered with Phase Change Materials in Different Ways

Jie Liao; Lidan Lu; Guang Chen; Wenbo Bo; Yingjie Xu

doi:10.3788/AOS250594

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 9, 0913001(2025)

Modulation Properties of Waveguides Covered with Phase Change Materials in Different Ways

Jie Liao^1,2, Lidan Lu^2、*, Guang Chen², Wenbo Bo², and Yingjie Xu²

Author Affiliations

¹School of Information Science and Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China

²Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Optoelectronic Measurement Technology and Instrument, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing 100016, China

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Paper Information

Category: Integrated Optics

Received: Feb. 13, 2025

Accepted: Feb. 28, 2025

Published Online: May. 16, 2025

The Author Email: Lidan Lu (lldan_dido@bistu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS250594

CSTR:32393.14.AOS250594

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