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We fabricate and characterize waveguides composed of closely spaced and longitudinally oriented silicon ridges etched into silicon-on-insulator wafers. Through both guided mode and bulk measurements, we demonstrate that the patterning of…
In this work, we demonstrate compact paper-clip spiral silicon photonic waveguides with ultra-low delay loss. We characterize the optical loss and group delay of single-mode and multi-mode silicon waveguides across the telecom O-, S-, C-,…
A micro-optics device has been developed to limit backreflection at the end face of single-mode fibers. The measured return loss at a wavelength of 1.55 m is as high as 28 dB. This device allows for preservation of the geometric aspect of a…
We present a photonic coupler that exhibits effectively wavelength-agnostic performance for ultra-broadband optical interfacing. By incorporating a dual-ellipsoidal geometry, the design facilitates quasi-free-space optical propagation. We…
The advent of photonic bandgap (PBG) guiding hollow- core photonic crystal fiber (HC-PCF) sparked the hope of guiding light with attenuation below the fundamental silica Rayleigh scattering limit (SRSL) of conventional step-index fibers.…
We propose a lensed-fiber based coupling strategy for low-loss interconnection between single-mode fibers and anti-resonant fibers. By optimizing structural and geometric parameters, the design simultaneously achieves high coupling…
Quantum squeezed states of light can enhance measurement sensitivity beyond classical limits and enable quantum information processing, but scalable low-loss sources remain challenging. We demonstrate continuous-wave quantum squeezing on a…
In chip-to-chip communication, terahertz waves provide a promising approach to achieve high data capacity with improved energy efficiency, effectively bridging the gap between electrical and optical domains. By realizing this potential,…
The feasibility of chalcogenide rib waveguides working at lambda = 10.6 microns has been demonstrated. The waveguides comprised a several microns thick Te2As3Se5 film deposited by thermal evaporation on a polished As2S3 glass substrate and…
Various optical ultrasound microsensors have been developed with size ranging from tens to hundreds of micrometers. However, it becomes challenging to further minimize these sensors' size. In this work, we proposed a method that use a…
We investigate an integrated optical chip immersed in atomic vapor providing several waveguide geometries for spectroscopy applications. The narrow-band transmission through a silicon nitride waveguide and interferometer is altered when the…
Coupling carbon nanotube devices to microwave circuits offers a significant increase in bandwidth and signal-to-noise ratio. These facilitate fast non-invasive readouts important for quantum information processing, shot noise and…
A fast silicon-graphene hybrid plasmonic waveguide photodetectors beyond 1.55 {\mu}m is proposed and realized by introducing an ultra-thin wide silicon-on-insulator ridge core region with a narrow metal cap. With this novel design, the…
All-optical signal processing is envisioned as an approach to dramatically decrease power consumption and speed up performance of next-generation optical telecommunications networks. Nonlinear optical effects, such as four-wave mixing (FWM)…
We demonstrate the integration of Nd3+ doped Barium-Titanium-Silicate microsphere lasers with a Silicon Nitride photonic platform. Devices with two different geometrical configurations for extracting the laser light to buried waveguides…
It has recently been shown that silicon nanophotonic waveguides can be used to construct all of the components of a photonic data transmission system on a single chip. These components can be integrated together with CMOS electronics to…
Carbon based optoelectronic devices promise to revolutionize modern integrated circuits by combining outstanding electrical and optical properties into a unified technology. By coupling nanoelectronic devices to nanophotonic structures…
A grating coupler on 700-nm-thick Z-cut lithium-niobate-on-insulator platform with high coupling efficiency, large bandwidth, and high fabrication tolerance is designed and optimized by inverse design method. The optimized grating coupler…
Sub-wavelength diameter tapered optical fibers surrounded by rubidium vapor can undergo a substantial decrease in transmission at high atomic densities due to the accumulation of rubidium atoms on the surface of the fiber. Here we…
On-chip cavity optomechanics, in which strong co-localization of light and mechanical motion is engineered, relies on efficient coupling of light both into and out of the on-chip optical resonator. Here we detail our particular style of…