Integrated photon-pair sources with nonlinear optics
Assisted by the rapid development of photonic integrated circuits, scalable and versatile chip-
based quantum light sources with nonlinear optics are increasingly tangible for real-world …
based quantum light sources with nonlinear optics are increasingly tangible for real-world …
Nonlinear silicon photonics
Silicon photonics is a technology based on fabricating integrated optical circuits by using the
same paradigms as the dominant electronics industry. After twenty years of fervid …
same paradigms as the dominant electronics industry. After twenty years of fervid …
Telecommunications-band heralded single photons from a silicon nanophotonic chip
We demonstrate room temperature heralded single photon generation in a CMOS-
compatible silicon nanophotonic device. The strong modal confinement and slow group …
compatible silicon nanophotonic device. The strong modal confinement and slow group …
A chirality-based quantum leap
There is increasing interest in the study of chiral degrees of freedom occurring in matter and
in electromagnetic fields. Opportunities in quantum sciences will likely exploit two main …
in electromagnetic fields. Opportunities in quantum sciences will likely exploit two main …
Observing exceptional point degeneracy of radiation with electrically pumped photonic crystal coupled-nanocavity lasers
K Takata, K Nozaki, E Kuramochi, S Matsuo, K Takeda… - Optica, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Controlling gain and loss of coupled optical cavities can induce non-Hermitian
degeneracies of eigenstates, called exceptional points (EPs). Various unconventional …
degeneracies of eigenstates, called exceptional points (EPs). Various unconventional …
Theory of intrinsic propagation losses in topological edge states of planar photonic crystals
Using a semianalytic guided-mode expansion technique, we present theory and analysis of
intrinsic propagation losses for topological photonic crystal slab waveguide structures with …
intrinsic propagation losses for topological photonic crystal slab waveguide structures with …
On-chip temporal focusing of elastic waves in a phononic crystal waveguide
M Kurosu, D Hatanaka, K Onomitsu… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The ability to manipulate acoustic and elastic waveforms in continuous media has attracted
significant research interest and is crucial for practical applications ranging from biological …
significant research interest and is crucial for practical applications ranging from biological …
Wide-band slow light in compact photonic crystal coupled-cavity waveguides
Slow light has a variety of applications, in particular for enhanced nonlinear effects like four-
wave mixing and high-harmonic generation. Here, we propose a photonic crystal coupled …
wave mixing and high-harmonic generation. Here, we propose a photonic crystal coupled …
Silicon microring-based wavelength converter with integrated pump and signal suppression
We fabricate a two-stage wavelength converter in silicon by cascading a microring
wavelength mixer with a five-ring coupled-resonator filter. A pin diode is incorporated into …
wavelength mixer with a five-ring coupled-resonator filter. A pin diode is incorporated into …
Slow light enhanced correlated photon pair generation in photonic-crystal coupled-resonator optical waveguides
We demonstrate the generation of quantum-correlated photon pairs from a Si photonic-
crystal coupled-resonator optical waveguide. A slow-light supermode realized by the …
crystal coupled-resonator optical waveguide. A slow-light supermode realized by the …