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Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution (CV-QKD) and Quantum Random Number Generation (CV-QRNG) are critical technologies for secure communication and high-speed randomness generation, exploiting shot-noise-limited coherent detection…
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Dual function radar and communication (DFRC) is a promising research direction within integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), improving hardware and spectrum efficiency by merging sensing and communication (S&C) functionalities into a…
We propose and theoretically and numerically investigate narrowband integrated filters consisting of identical resonant dielectric ridges on the surface of a single-mode dielectric slab waveguide. The proposed composite structures operate…
In this paper, a novel gradient index (GRIN) structural lens based on the concept of generalized Luneburg lens (GLL) is proposed. This lens allows for the realization of double foci and localization of energy flow between the two focal…
Integrated time-bin-entangled photon-pair source with cavity-enhanced nonlinear optical processes is essential for quantum information technologies. However, microcavities with a high quality factor inherently introduce a trade-off between…
Single-pixel imaging (SPI) has attracted widespread attention because it generally uses a non-pixelated photodetector and a digital micromirror device (DMD) to acquire the object image. Since the modulated patterns seen from two reflection…
This study presents an optimized hybrid design integrating a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) and a TiO2 nanocylinder metasurface to enhance light extraction efficiency (LEE) and beam directionality(narrow divergence angle) in…
We report on the first solid-state dual-comb mode-locked laser simultaneously operating in different dispersion regimes. Due to the intrinsic polarization-multiplexing in a birefringent Yb:Ca$_3$NbGa$_3$Si$_2$O$_{14}$ (Yb:CNGS) gain medium,…
Large imaging arrays of detectors at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths have applications that include measurements of the faint polarization signal in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), and submillimeter astrophysics. We are…
Interactions between solid-state quantum emitters and cavities are important for a broad range of applications in quantum communication, linear optical quantum computing, nonlinear photonics, and photonic quantum simulation. These…
We propose a robust spectral beam combining scheme using wavelength dependent polarisation rotators and polarization beam combiners. We successfully demonstrated the concept for two Yb-doped fiber lasers at 1064nm and 1092nm up to a total…
Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is recognized as an enabler of future dual-function radar-communications (DFRC) by improving spectral efficiency, coverage, parameter estimation, and interference suppression. Prior studies on IRS-aided…
The lack of high power integrated lasers have been limiting silicon photonics. Despite much progress made in chip-scale laser integration, power remains below the level required for key applications. The main inhibiting factor for high…
Nonlinear frequency conversion is ubiquitous in laser engineering and quantum information technology. A long-standing goal in photonics is to integrate on-chip semiconductor laser sources with nonlinear optical components. Engineering…
While grating couplers have become the de-facto standard for optical access to integrated silicon photonics platforms, their performance at visible wavelengths, in moderate index contrast platforms like silicon nitride, leaves significant…
With the proposal of dual-wavelength pumping (DWP) scheme, DWP Er:ZBLAN fiber lasers at 3.5 um have become a fascinating area of research. However, limited by the absence of suitable saturable absorber, passively Q-switched and mode-locked…
Chromatic aberrations impose a fundamental barrier on optical design, confining most imaging systems to narrow spectral bands with fractional bandwidths typically limited to $\Delta\lambda/\lambda < 1$. Here we report a monolithic,…
We demonstrate tunable frequency-converted light mediated by a chi-(2) nonlinear photonic crystal nanocavity. The wavelength-scale InP-based cavity supports two closely-spaced localized modes near 1550 nm which are resonantly excited by a…
Nonlinear optics plays an important role in many areas of science and technology. The advance of nonlinear optics is empowered by the discovery and utilization of materials with growing optical nonlinearity. Here we demonstrate an indium…