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SUMMARY:From data storage to programmable photonics: new applications nee
 d new materials
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for this PSI seminar with guest speaker Prof. Robert 
 Simpson. The objective of this seminar is to highlight that new material
 s need to be developed specifically for programmable metamaterials. The 
 inherent property portfolios of the common telluride phase change materi
 als\, which have been successfully applied in data storage technologies\
 , are unsuitable for most emerging programmable photonics applications. 
 We believe that newer PCMs with wider bandgaps\, such as Sb2S3\, Sb2Se3\
 , and Ge2Sb2Se4Te (GSST)\, can be optimized to meet the demands of holog
 raphic displays\, optical neural network memories\, and beam steering de
 vices. \nProf. Simpson will start the seminar by discussing the history 
 of phase change materials and their application to photonics. He will th
 en discuss the suitability of the materials we have used to enable visib
 le\, near-infrared\, and mid-infrared programmable metamaterials. Finall
 y\, Prof. Simpson will discuss his plans for his new position at the Uni
 versity of Birmingham.  \n\n\n
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:This event will take place online
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