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We show the first demonstration of a hybrid external cavity diode laser (ECDL) using aluminum nitride (AlN) as the wave-guiding material. Two devices are presented, a near-infrared (NIR) laser using a 850 nm diode and a red laser using a…
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The stabilization and manipulation of laser frequency by means of an external cavity are nearly ubiquitously used in fundamental research and laser applications. While most of the laser light transmits through the cavity, in the presence of…
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Highly frequency-stable lasers are a ubiquitous tool for optical frequency metrology, precision interferometry, and quantum information science. While making a universally applicable laser is unrealistic, spectral noise can be tailored for…
The range and speed of a moving object can be ascertained using the sensing technique known as light detection and ranging (LiDAR). It has recently been suggested that quantum LiDAR, which uses entangled states of light, can enhance the…
The design of a 637-nm wavelength, photonic-integrated-circuit-based external cavity laser (PIC-based ECL) aimed at quantum technology applications is presented together with first experimental results. The PIC is designed to provide…
We report on the development of a diode laser system - the `Faraday laser' - using an atomic Faraday filter as the frequency-selective element. In contrast to typical external-cavity diode laser systems which offer tunable output frequency…
Self-injection-locked (SIL) narrow-linewidth lasers based on high-Q microresonators are promising sources for frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) LiDAR, but the SIL mechanism as well as its key characteristics such as the frequency…
Visible-spectrum photonic integrated circuits (PICs) present compact and scalable solutions for emerging technologies including quantum computing, biosensing, and virtual/augmented reality. Realizing their full potential requires the…
Integrated semiconductor mode-locked lasers have shown promise in many applications and are readily fabricated using generic InP photonic integration platforms. However, the passive waveguides offered in such platforms have relatively high…
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Integrated-photonics microchips now enable a range of advanced functionalities for high-coherence applications such as data transmission, highly optimized physical sensors, and harnessing quantum states, but with cost, efficiency, and…
We report a single-frequency, narrow-linewidth semiconductor pulsed laser based on pump current modulation and optical injection locking technique. A monolithic non-planar ring oscillator laser is employed as the seed source to guarantee…