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Optics
Myunghwan Kim, Sangin Kim, Soeun Kim
Summary: A new type of mid-infrared ultra-compact optical modulator composed of a graphene metasurface is proposed in this study. Unlike previous schemes, this modulator utilizes the topological characteristic of the isofrequency contour in the hyperbolic metasurface to modulate transmission, providing a modulation depth of 10.7 dB with a length of 750 nm, which is approximately 1/30 of an operating wavelength.
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Optics
Yaotian Zhao, Jinlong Xiang, An He, Yu He, Xuhan Guo, Yikai Su
Summary: This paper introduces the importance of polarization manipulation in photonic integrated circuits and its wide range of applications in optical communication, nonlinear optics, and quantum optics. By integrating subwavelength-structured metamaterials on optical waveguides using nanofabrication techniques, unprecedented optical manipulation capabilities beyond classical waveguide-based architectures can be achieved. The design of dielectric metamaterials composed of nanoholes and nanoslots allows for competitive performance of key polarization components while maintaining ultra-compact coupling regions. The unique properties of metamaterials provide powerful tools for on-chip polarization manipulation and offer new possibilities for the development of compact and high-performance photonic integrated circuits.
LASER & PHOTONICS REVIEWS
(2023)
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Yingjie Liu, Zi Wang, Yilin Liu, Xi Wang, Xiaoyuan Guo, Dongliang Li, Yong Yao, Qinghai Song, Jiangbing Du, Zuyuan He, Ke Xu
Summary: This study proposes and experimentally demonstrates a dual-polarization and mode-division multiplexed silicon photonic integrated circuit with ultra-small footprint, achieving satisfactory performance parameters within the wavelength range. With pixelated waveguide meta-structures, the device footprint is effectively reduced, and the insertion losses are below 1.4 dB and inter-mode cross talk is below -15 dB over a certain wavelength range.
JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ali Emre Kaplan, Valerio Vitali, Valeria Demontis, Francesco Rossella, Andrea Fontana, Samuele Cornia, Periklis Petropoulos, Vittorio Bellani, Cosimo Lacava, Ilaria Cristiani
Summary: In this work, we present the design of a silicon photonic-based polarization converting device integrating semiconductor InP nanowires on the silicon photonic platform. A comprehensive numerical analysis shows that the device can achieve full polarization conversion with minimal power loss in small footprints. This approach can pave the way for complex and reconfigurable photonic processors based on the manipulation of polarization state of guided light beams.
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Zhifang Luo, Aoxue Zhang, Weixiong Huang, Shuai Shao, Yushuai Liu, Tao Wu, Yi Zou
Summary: Silicon photonics with CMOS compatibility has made significant progress in the past decades and has been widely used in commercial products. To meet the demand for high-fidelity and high-speed optical interconnect, as well as high-resolution sensing and information processing, hybrid integration of existing materials with post-CMOS technology has become crucial. Aluminum nitride (AlN) is a popular piezoelectric material in the field of MEMS and has been studied and integrated into photonic integrated circuits (PICs) in recent years. This review article provides an overview of the properties and processing of AlN thin films, as well as the application of AlN piezoelectric MEMS transducer technologies. Photonic devices on hybrid Si-AlN and pure AlN thin film platforms are also discussed. The article concludes with an outlook on the future development of reconfigurable integrated photonics based on AlN thin films.
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zheng Wang, Yan Cai, Haitao Jiang, Ziao Tian, Zengfeng Di
Summary: This article provides a comprehensive review on graphene-based silicon photonic devices and their applications in optical interconnects. Silicon photonics has the ability to integrate multiple core functions of optical interconnects into small-scale chips, offering cost-effective and scalable manufacturing capabilities. Graphene has emerged as a promising solution for traditional silicon photonics due to its exceptional electrical and optical properties, enabling pure phase modulation and ultrafast photodetection.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Optics
Haonan Ling, Arnab Manna, Jialiang Shen, Ho-Ting Tung, David Sharp, Johannes Froch, Siyuan Dai, Arka Majumdar, Artur R. Davoyan
Summary: This study investigates the interaction between light and matter in van der Waals MoS2 nanophotonic devices and demonstrates deep subwavelength optical field confinement in nanostructures, which has the potential to significantly reduce the size of integrated photonic devices and opto-electronic circuits.
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Wei Liu, Jiawen Liao, Hongjun Cai, Yu Yu, Xinliang Zhang
Summary: This paper presents a novel integrated polarization stabilizer with a small footprint and fast response time. The stabilizer can track light with arbitrary polarization states in one-time manipulation and convert most of the light to horizontal linear polarization.
JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Po-Hsuan Chang, Mingye Fu, Peng Yan, Anirban Samanta, Mehmet Berkay On, Yuanming Zhu, S. J. Ben Yoo, Samuel Palermo
Summary: We report the first monolithically-integrated silicon CMOS-photonic co-designed polarization tracking circuit implemented in a 90 nm CMOS SOI process. The circuit utilizes a Polarization Splitter and Rotator (PSR) to decompose the optical input, directional couplers to combine TE components, and thermal phase shifters to maximize optical output. An implemented feedback loop controls the thermal phase shifters, resulting in successful tracking of randomized polarization rotation and achieving a BER of 10(-11) with 10 Gb/s PAM-2 modulation.
JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Luigi Sirleto, Giancarlo C. Righini
Summary: The combination of integrated optics technologies with nonlinear photonics has led to the growth of nonlinear integrated photonics, opening up groundbreaking new devices and applications. This article introduces the main physical processes involved in nonlinear photonics applications, starting from traditional second-order and third-order phenomena and going to ultrafast phenomena. The availability of suitable materials with high nonlinear coefficients and the design of guided-wave structures have made these applications possible.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiangpeng Ou, Ying Qiu, Ming Luo, Junjie Li, Xiaobin He, Jianfeng Gao, Fujun Sun, Peng Zhang, Gang Yang, Anyan Du, Bin Li, Zichen Liu, Zhihua Li, Ling Xie, Xi Xiao, Jun Luo, Wenwu Wang, Jin Tao, Yan Yang
Summary: This study proposes and demonstrates an integrated optical sensing and communication (IOSAC) system based on a silicon nitride (Si3N4) photonics platform. The system shows high sensitivity and high-speed real-time monitoring and transmission capabilities. Experimental results indicate the potential application of the system in refractive index sensing and optical communication.
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Simone Cammarata, Andrea Fontana, Ali Emre Kaplan, Samuele Cornia, Thu Ha Dao, Cosimo Lacava, Valeria Demontis, Simone Iadanza, Valerio Vitali, Fabio De Matteis, Elena Pedreschi, Guido Magazzu, Alessandra Toncelli, Franco Spinella, Sergio Saponara, Roberto Gunnella, Francesco Rossella, Andrea Salamon, Vittorio Bellani
Summary: This study numerically investigates the use of graphene nanoribbons on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) strip waveguides for light polarization control in silicon photonic-integrated waveguides. The main factors affecting polarization control are found to be the graphene chemical potential and the waveguide's geometrical parameters.
Article
Optics
Changjian Xie, Xihua Zou, Fang Zou, Yong Zhang
Summary: High-performance ultra-compact polarization splitter-rotators (PSRs) are designed and experimentally demonstrated, using dual etching and a tapered asymmetrical directional coupler. Experiment results show that the extinction ratio exceeds 28 dB or 32 dB at 1550 nm for the launched fundamental transverse magnetic or the transverse electric modes, with corresponding insertion loss and polarization conversion loss of 0.33 dB and 0.18 dB respectively.
CHINESE OPTICS LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Yannik Horst, Tobias Blatter, Laurenz Kulmer, Bertold Ian Bitachon, Benedikt Baeuerle, Marcel Destraz, Wolfgang Heni, Stefan Koepfli, Patrick Habegger, Marco Eppenberger, Eva de Leo, Claudia Hoessbacher, Delwin L. Elder, Scott R. Hammond, Lewis E. Johnson, Larry R. Dalton, Yuriy Fedoryshyn, Yannick Salamin, Maurizio Burla, Juerg Leuthold
Summary: A novel transparent optical subTHz-optical link is demonstrated, achieving high data transmission rates and showcasing direct conversion and mapping techniques for signals.
JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Dimitris Dermanis, Adonis Bogris, Panagiotis Rizomiliotis, Charis Mesaritakis
Summary: This work presents a physical unclonable function implemented using an integrated photonic neuromorphic device. The physical security feature relies on the complex relation between hardware implemented complex weights and digital trainable weights. The concept paves the way for photonic devices capable of efficient computation and security operations.
JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)