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ArticleScientific reports2024

Multiphysics simulations of a cylindrical waveguide optical switch using phase change materials on silicon.

Alireza Malek Mohammad, Mahmoud Nikoufard, Senour Abdolghaderi

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Alireza Malek MohammadDepartment of Electronics, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kashan, Kashan, 8731753153, Iran.
Mahmoud NikoufardDepartment of Electronics, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kashan, Kashan, 8731753153, Iran. mnik@kashanu.ac.ir.
Senour AbdolghaderiNanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center, University of Kashan, Kashan, 8731753153, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work presents the design and multiphysics simulation of a cylindrical waveguide-based optical switch using germanium-antimony-tellurium (GST) as an active phase change material. The innovative cylindrical architecture is theoretically analyzed and evaluated at 1550 nm wavelength for telecommunication applications. The dispersion relation is derived analytically for the first time to model the optical switch, while finite element method (FEM) and finite difference time domain (FDTD) techniques are utilized to simulate the optical modes, light propagation, and phase change dynamics. The fundamental TE

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