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Optical beamforming networks (OBFNs) based on optical true time delay lines (OTTDLs) are well-known as the promising candidate to solve the bandwidth limitation of traditional electronic phased array antennas (PAAs) due to beam squinting.…
The comb-like spectrum added to laser light by an electro-optic modulator (EOM) finds use in a wide range of applications, including coherent optical communication, atomic spectroscopy, and laser frequency and phase stabilization. In some…
Adaptable, reconfigurable and programmable are key functionalities for the next generation of silicon-based photonic processors, neural and quantum networks. Phase change technology offers proven non-volatile electronic programmability,…
Recent advances in the development of ultra-low loss silicon nitride integrated photonic circuits have heralded a new generation of integrated lasers capable of reaching fiber laser coherence. However, these devices presently are based on…
Programmable photonic circuits performing universal linear-optical transformations underpin vital functions in photonic quantum information processing, quantum-enhanced sensor networks, machine learning and many other intriguing…
Optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) are widely utilized in photonics as classical and quantum light sources. Conventional OPOs produce co-propagating signal and idler waves that can be either degenerately or non-degenerately…
Integrated circuit technology enables the scaling of circuit complexity and functionality while maintaining manufacturability and reliability. Integration is expected to play an important role in quantum information technologies, including…
The increasing demand for efficient hardware in neural computation highlights the limitations of electronic-based systems in terms of speed, energy efficiency, and scalability. Wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) photonic neural networks…
As silicon photonics transitions from research to commercial deployment, packaging solutions that efficiently couple light into highly-compact and functional sub-micron silicon waveguides are imperative but remain challenging. The 220 nm…
The creation of high-performance narrowband filters is of great interest for many RF-signal processing applications. To this end, numerous schemes for electronic, MEMS-based, and microwave photonic filters have been demonstrated. Filtering…
Electro-optic modulators are utilized ubiquitously ranging from applications in data communication to photonic neural networks. While tremendous progress has been made over the years, efficient phase-shifting modulators are challenged with…
An optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) producing a signal at 45.86 GHz is demonstrated that may potentially be utilized in the local oscillator (LO) generation of Earth observation applications such as the microwave sounding (MWS), microwave…
Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers have revolutionized long-haul optical communications and laser technology. Erbium ions could equally provide a basis for efficient optical amplification in photonic integrated circuits. However, this approach…
Optical computing accelerators may help alleviate bandwidth and power consumption bottlenecks in electronics. We show an approach to implementing logarithmic-type analog co-processors in silicon photonics and use it to perform the…
Quantum optical technologies promise advances in sensing, computing, and communication. A key resource is squeezed light, where quantum noise is redistributed between optical quadratures. We introduce a monolithic, chip-scale platform that…
We present a monolithic silicon acousto-optic frequency modulator (AOFM) operating at 1.09GHz. Direct spectroscopy of the modulated laser power shows asymmetric sidebands which indicate coincident amplitude modulation and frequency…
Optical amplifiers are ubiquitous in science and technology and are the workhorse of modern communications. Currently, virtually all amplifiers rely on atomic resonances, such as rare-earth-doped fibers, or are based on III-V…
Ultrafast all-optical magnetization switching (AOS) holds great promise for nextgeneration spintronic memory and hybrid spintronic-photonic systems. However, most implementations to date rely on bulky free-space optical setups, limiting…
Optical neural networks (ONNs) based on programmable photonic integrated circuits (PICs) offer a promising route toward low-latency and energy-efficient deep learning. However, conventional photonic implementations of matrix-vector…
Lithium niobate photonic chip could realize diverse optical engineering for various applications benefiting from its excellent optical performances. In this letter, we demonstrate monolithic photonic chips for multi-channel sum-frequency…