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Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have emerged as a scalable platform for complex quantum technologies using photonic and atomic systems. A central goal has been to integrate photon-resolving detectors to reduce optical losses, latency,…
Modern microelectronic processors have migrated towards parallel computing architectures with many-core processors. However, such expansion comes with diminishing returns exacted by the high cost of data movement between individual…
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Photonic quantum technologies promise to repeat the success of integrated nanophotonic circuits in non-classical applications. Using linear optical elements, quantum optical computations can be performed with integrated optical circuits and…
Designing nanophotonic devices with minimal human intervention has gained substantial attention due to the complexity and precision required in modern optical technologies. While inverse design techniques typically rely on conventional…
Data-driven approaches have revolutionized the design and optimization of photonic metadevices by harnessing advanced artificial intelligence methodologies. This review takes a model-centric perspective that synthesizes emerging design…
Neuromorphic computing-modelled after the functionality and efficiency of biological neural systems-offers promising new directions for advancing artificial intelligence and computational models. Photonic techniques for neuromorphic…
Advanced electro-optic processing combines electrical control with optical modulation and detection. For quantum photonic applications these processes must be carried out at the single photon level with high efficiency and low noise.…
Ultrafast, high quantum efficiency single photon detectors are among the most sought-after elements in modern quantum optics and quantum communication. High photon detection efficiency is essential for scalable measurement-based quantum…
In this thesis, we propose to tackle this important issue by designing and realizing a novel nano-optical device based on the use of a photonic crystal (PC) structure to generate an efficient coupling between the external source and a NA.…
The incorporation of high-performance optoelectronic devices into photonic neuromorphic processors can substantially accelerate computationally intensive operations in machine learning (ML) algorithms. However, the conventional device…
The prospect of realizing building blocks for long-distance quantum communication is a major driving force for the development of advanced nanophotonic devices. Significant progress has been achieved in this field with respect to the…
We demonstrate a method for efficient coupling of guided light from a single mode optical fiber to nanophotonic devices. Our approach makes use of single-sided conical tapered optical fibers that are evanescently coupled over the last ~10…
Nanophotonics has been an active research field over the past two decades, triggered by the rising interests in exploring new physics and technologies with light at the nanoscale. As the demands of performance and integration level keep…
Neuromorphic Computing implemented in photonic hardware is one of the most promising routes towards achieving machine learning processing at the picosecond scale, with minimum power consumption. In this work, we present a new concept for…