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Yang KY, Shirpurkar C, White AD, Zang J, Chang L, Ashtiani F, Guidry MA, Lukin DM, Pericherla SV, Yang J, Kwon H, Lu J, Ahn GH, Van Gasse K, Jin Y, Yu SP, Briles TC, Stone JR, Carlson DR, Song H, Zou K, Zhou H, Pang K, Hao H, Trask L, Li M, Netherton A, Rechtman L, Stone JS, Skarda JL, Su L, Vercruysse D, MacLean JPW, Aghaeimeibodi S, Li MJ, Miller DAB, Marom DM, Willner AE, Bowers JE, Papp SB, Delfyett PJ, Aflatouni F, Vučković J. Multi-dimensional data transmission using inverse-designed silicon photonics and microcombs. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7862. [PMID: 36543782 PMCID: PMC9772188 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35446-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The use of optical interconnects has burgeoned as a promising technology that can address the limits of data transfer for future high-performance silicon chips. Recent pushes to enhance optical communication have focused on developing wavelength-division multiplexing technology, and new dimensions of data transfer will be paramount to fulfill the ever-growing need for speed. Here we demonstrate an integrated multi-dimensional communication scheme that combines wavelength- and mode- multiplexing on a silicon photonic circuit. Using foundry-compatible photonic inverse design and spectrally flattened microcombs, we demonstrate a 1.12-Tb/s natively error-free data transmission throughout a silicon nanophotonic waveguide. Furthermore, we implement inverse-designed surface-normal couplers to enable multimode optical transmission between separate silicon chips throughout a multimode-matched fibre. All the inverse-designed devices comply with the process design rules for standard silicon photonic foundries. Our approach is inherently scalable to a multiplicative enhancement over the state of the art silicon photonic transmitters.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ki Youl Yang
- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA
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- grid.170430.10000 0001 2159 2859The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- grid.94225.38000000012158463XTime and Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO USA ,grid.266190.a0000000096214564Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO USA
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- grid.133342.40000 0004 1936 9676Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA USA
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- grid.25879.310000 0004 1936 8972Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- grid.170430.10000 0001 2159 2859The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA ,SPINS Photonics Inc, Hollister, CA USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- grid.94225.38000000012158463XTime and Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO USA ,grid.266190.a0000000096214564Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO USA
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- grid.94225.38000000012158463XTime and Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO USA ,grid.266190.a0000000096214564Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO USA
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- grid.94225.38000000012158463XTime and Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO USA
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- grid.94225.38000000012158463XTime and Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO USA
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- grid.94225.38000000012158463XTime and Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO USA ,Octave Photonics, Louisville, CO USA
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- grid.42505.360000 0001 2156 6853Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- grid.42505.360000 0001 2156 6853Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- grid.42505.360000 0001 2156 6853Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- grid.42505.360000 0001 2156 6853Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA USA
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- grid.25879.310000 0004 1936 8972Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- grid.170430.10000 0001 2159 2859The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL USA
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- grid.133342.40000 0004 1936 9676Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA USA
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- grid.133342.40000 0004 1936 9676Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA USA
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- grid.9619.70000 0004 1937 0538Applied Physics Department, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- grid.417796.aCorning Incorporated, Corning, NY USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA
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- grid.9619.70000 0004 1937 0538Applied Physics Department, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- grid.133342.40000 0004 1936 9676Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA USA
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- grid.94225.38000000012158463XTime and Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO USA ,grid.266190.a0000000096214564Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO USA
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- grid.170430.10000 0001 2159 2859The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL USA
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- grid.25879.310000 0004 1936 8972Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- grid.168010.e0000000419368956E.L.Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA USA ,SPINS Photonics Inc, Hollister, CA USA
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Lee CM, Buyukkaya MA, Harper S, Aghaeimeibodi S, Richardson CJK, Waks E. Bright Telecom-Wavelength Single Photons Based on a Tapered Nanobeam. Nano Lett 2021; 21:323-329. [PMID: 33338376 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c03680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Telecom-wavelength single photons are essential components for long-distance quantum networks. However, bright and pure single photon sources at telecom wavelengths remain challenging to achieve. Here, we demonstrate a bright telecom-wavelength single photon source based on a tapered nanobeam containing InAs/InP quantum dots. The tapered nanobeam enables directional and Gaussian-like far-field emission of the quantum dots. As a result, using above-band excitation we obtain an end-to-end brightness of 4.1 ± 0.1% and first-lens brightness of 27.0 ± 0.1% at the ∼1300 nm wavelength. Furthermore, we adopt quasi-resonant excitation to reduce both multiphoton emission and decoherence from unwanted charge carriers. As a result, we achieve a coherence time of 523 ± 16 ps and postselected Hong-Ou-Mandel visibility of 0.91 ± 0.09 along with a comparable first-lens brightness of 21.0 ± 0.1%. These results represent a major step toward a practical fiber-based single photon source at telecom wavelengths for long-distance quantum networks.
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- Chang-Min Lee
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
- Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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Kim JH, Aghaeimeibodi S, Richardson CJK, Leavitt RP, Waks E. Super-Radiant Emission from Quantum Dots in a Nanophotonic Waveguide. Nano Lett 2018; 18:4734-4740. [PMID: 29966093 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b01133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Future scalable photonic quantum information processing relies on the ability of integrating multiple interacting quantum emitters into a single chip. Quantum dots provide ideal on-chip quantum light sources. However, achieving quantum interaction between multiple quantum dots on-a-chip is a challenging task due to the randomness in their frequency and position, requiring local tuning technique and long-range quantum interaction. Here, we demonstrate quantum interactions between separated two quantum dots on a nanophotonic waveguide. We achieve a photon-mediated long-range interaction by integrating the quantum dots to the same optical mode of a nanophotonic waveguide and overcome spectral mismatch by incorporating on-chip thermal tuners. We observe their quantum interactions of the form of super-radiant emission, where the two dots collectively emit faster than each dot individually. Creating super-radiant emission from integrated quantum emitters could enable compact chip-integrated photonic structures that exhibit long-range quantum interactions. Therefore, these results represent a major step toward establishing photonic quantum information processors composed of multiple interacting quantum emitters on a semiconductor chip.
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- Je-Hyung Kim
- Department of Physics , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919 , Republic of Korea
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics , University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland 20742 , United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics , University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland 20742 , United States
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- Laboratory for Physical Sciences , University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland 20740 , United States
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- Laboratory for Physical Sciences , University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland 20740 , United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics , University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland 20742 , United States
- Joint Quantum Institute , University of Maryland and the National Institute of Standards and Technology , College Park , Maryland 20742 , United States
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Kim JH, Aghaeimeibodi S, Richardson CJK, Leavitt RP, Englund D, Waks E. Hybrid Integration of Solid-State Quantum Emitters on a Silicon Photonic Chip. Nano Lett 2017; 17:7394-7400. [PMID: 29131963 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b03220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Scalable quantum photonic systems require efficient single photon sources coupled to integrated photonic devices. Solid-state quantum emitters can generate single photons with high efficiency, while silicon photonic circuits can manipulate them in an integrated device structure. Combining these two material platforms could, therefore, significantly increase the complexity of integrated quantum photonic devices. Here, we demonstrate hybrid integration of solid-state quantum emitters to a silicon photonic device. We develop a pick-and-place technique that can position epitaxially grown InAs/InP quantum dots emitting at telecom wavelengths on a silicon photonic chip deterministically with nanoscale precision. We employ an adiabatic tapering approach to transfer the emission from the quantum dots to the waveguide with high efficiency. We also incorporate an on-chip silicon-photonic beamsplitter to perform a Hanbury-Brown and Twiss measurement. Our approach could enable integration of precharacterized III-V quantum photonic devices into large-scale photonic structures to enable complex devices composed of many emitters and photons.
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Affiliation(s)
- Je-Hyung Kim
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
- Department of Physics, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Laboratory for Physical Sciences, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20740, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
- Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland and the National Institute of Standards and Technology , College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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