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Friday, 20 May

05:00 — 07:00 (Pacific Time (US & Canada), UTC - 07:00)

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SF1D

Virtual: Optical Computing and Quantum Photonics

Presider: Shengxi Huang, Pennsylvania State University, United States
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Science & Innovation

5:00 - 5:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1D.1
Topological Photonics for Subwavelength Light-Matter Interaction

Presenter: Siying Peng, Westlake University, China

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Topological photonics offers a unique interface for light-matter interactions and propagation. I will discuss experimental efforts on visualizing topological band-structures, optical density of states, and coupling of excitons to topological light.Authors: Siying Peng, Westlake University
5:30 - 5:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1D.2
Silicon Photonic Modulators With Electro-Optic Polymer Embedded Ladder-Slot Waveguide

Presenter: Shunsuke Abe, Tohoku university, Japan

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We have developed silicon-photonic modulators with electro-optic polymer embedded silicon ladder-slot waveguide. 3-dB bandwidth calculated from RC product is estimated to be over 400 GHz. Fabricated modulators exhibited a half-voltage-length product (VπL) of 3.3 Vmm.Authors: Shunsuke Abe, Tohoku university / Atsushi Seki, Advantest Laboratories Ltd. / Hideo Hara, Advantest Laboratories Ltd. / Shin Masuda, Advantest Laboratories Ltd. / Toshiki Yamada, National institute of Information and Communication Technology / Takahiro Kaji, National institute of Information and Communication Technology / Akira Otomo, National institute of Information and Communication Technology / Hirohito Yamada, Tohoku university
5:45 - 6:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1D.3
Spectroscopy and Mid-Infrared Laser Operation of “Mixed” Sesquioxide Ceramics Er:(Y,Sc)₂O₃

Presenter: liza Basyrova, Centre de Recherche sur les Ions, les Matériaux et la Photonique (CIMAP), UMR 6252 CEA-CNRS-ENSICAEN, Université de Caen Normandie, France

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Transparent ceramics based on “mixed” sesquioxides, Er:(Y,Sc)2O3, are fabricated by vacuum sintering at 1750 °C from laser-ablated nanoparticles. They exhibit inhomogeneously broadened spectral bands. A continuous-wave Er:(Y,Sc)2O3 ceramic laser generates 312 mW at 2716 nm.Authors: liza Basyrova, Centre de Recherche sur les Ions, les Matériaux et la Photonique (CIMAP), UMR 6252 CEA-CNRS-ENSICAEN, Université de Caen Normandie / Pavel Loiko, Centre de Recherche sur les Ions, les Matériaux et la Photonique (CIMAP), UMR 6252 CEA-CNRS-ENSICAEN, Université de Caen Normandie / Roman Maksimov, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin / Vladislav Shitov, Institute of Electrophysics, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences / Jean-Louis Doualan, Centre de Recherche sur les Ions, les Matériaux et la Photonique (CIMAP), UMR 6252 CEA-CNRS-ENSICAEN, Université de Caen Normandie / Alain Braud, Centre de Recherche sur les Ions, les Matériaux et la Photonique (CIMAP), UMR 6252 CEA-CNRS-ENSICAEN, Université de Caen Normandie / Ammar Hideur, CORIA UMR 6614, CNRS-INSA-Université de Rouen, Normandie Université / Bruno Viana, Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris / Patrice Camy, Centre de Recherche sur les Ions, les Matériaux et la Photonique (CIMAP), UMR 6252 CEA-CNRS-ENSICAEN, Université de Caen Normandie
6:00 - 6:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1D.4
Towards Large-Scale Optical Computing System

Presenter: Zhan Su, Lightelligence, United States

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Recent advances in optical computing system are presented. Development and challenges associated with the technology building blocks are discussed and analyzed to meet large-scale and high-performance requirement of the optical computing system.Authors: Zhan Su, Lightelligence
6:30 - 6:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1D.5
Dual-Polarity Photocurrent of MBE-Grown p-AlGaN/n-GaN p–n Nanowires

Presenter: Danhao Wang, University of Sci. & Tech. of China, China

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We observed bidirectional photocurrent behavior in p-AlGaN/n-GaN nanowire p-n heterojunction, enabling a fast way to distinguish different spectral bands by simply verifying the polarity of photocurrent and its magnitude.Authors: Danhao Wang, University of Sci. & Tech. of China / yang kang, University of Sci. & Tech. of China / Xin Liu, University of Sci. & Tech. of China / Shi Fang, University of Sci. & Tech. of China / Yuanmin Luo, University of Sci. & Tech. of China / Xiyu Sun, University of Sci. & Tech. of China / Haiding Sun, University of Sci. & Tech. of China
6:45 - 7:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1D.6
Magneto-Optical Properties of Thin-Film EuS at Room Temperature.

Presenter: Maryna Meretska, Harvard University, United States

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We report on the magneto-optical properties of thin-film EuS characterized at room temperature. The Verdet constant of EuS is one order of magnitude higher than the commonly used Terbium Gallium Garnet (TGG) crystal.Authors: Maryna Meretska, Harvard University / Franciscus Somhorst, Harvard University / Marcus Ossiander, Harvard University / Yasen Hou, MIT / Jagadeesh Moodera, MIT / Federico Capasso, Harvard University

SF1B

Virtual: Short Wave and Broadband Infrared Laser Systems

Presider: Lutz Winkelmann, DESY, Germany
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5:00 - 5:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1B.1
(Withdrawn) HHG at the Carbon K-Edge Directly Driven by SRS Red-Shifted Pulses From an Yb Amplifier

Presenter: Martin Dorner-Kirchner, Technische Universität Wien, Austria

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In this work, we drive HHG in gases with pulses from an Yb:CaF2 amplifier post-compressed and redshifted in a nitrogen-filled stretched hollow core fiber. With this driving scheme, we experimentally demonstrated the extension of the HHG cut-off to the Carbon K-edge without the need for laser frequency conversion via parametric processes.Authors: Martin Dorner-Kirchner, Technische Universität Wien / Valentina Shumakova, Technische Universität Wien / Giulio Coccia, Technische Universität Wien / Edgar Kaksis, Technische Universität Wien / Bruno Schmidt, Few-Cycle Inc., / Vladimir Pervak, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München / Audrius Pugzlys, Technische Universität Wien / Andrius Baltuška, Technische Universität Wien / Markus Kitzler, Technische Universität Wien / Paolo Carpeggiani, Technische Universität Wien
5:15 - 5:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1B.2
Kerr-Lens Mode-Locked Tm,Ho:CALGO Laser

Presenter: Weidong Chen, Max Born Institute, Germany

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We report on a Kerr-lens mode-locked Tm,Ho:CALGO laser delivering 46-fs pulses at ~2.06 μm with an average power of 110 mW. The maximum average power reached 423 mW for a pulse duration of 53 fs.Authors: Li Wang, Max Born Institute / Valentin Petrov, Max Born Institute / Uwe Griebner, Max Born Institute / Ge Zhang, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences / Pavel Loiko, Université de Caen / Xavier Mateos, Universitat Rovira i Virgili / Ji Eun Bae, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) / Fabian Rotermund, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) / Xiaodong Xu, Jiangsu Normal University / Arkady Major, University of Manitoba / Weidong Chen, Max Born Institute
5:30 - 5:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1B.3
Generation of High-Power First-Order Laguerre-Gaussian Beam From a Solid-State Tm Laser at ~2 μm

Presenter: Weidong Chen, Max Born Institute, Germany

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We report on a high-power first-order Laguerre-Gaussian beam generation from a diode-pumped Tm:YAlO3 laser with a maximum power of 16.7 W at 1987 nm. Wavelength tunable operation is achieved across ~149 nm.Authors: Chen Cui, Max Born Institute / Li Wang, Max Born Institute / Ge Zhang, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences / Yongguang Zhao, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, Jiangsu Normal University / Pavel Loiko, Centre de Recherche sur les Ions, les Matériaux et la Photonique (CIMAP) / Xavier Mateos, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Física i Cristal lografia de Materials i Nanomaterials (FiCMA-FiCNA) / Valentin Petrov, Max Born Institute / Haohai Yu, Shandong Univeristy / Huaijin Zhang, Shandong Univeristy / Weidong Chen, Max Born Institute
5:45 - 6:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1B.4
1-fs-Level Passive Pump-Seed-Pulse Synchronization in White Light Seeded OPCPA

Presenter: Thomas Hülsenbusch, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Germany

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We present measurements on the timing stability of a white light seeded, two stage OPCPA intended as seed for laser plasma acceleration drive lasers. A 1 fs rms timing jitter was observed over 66 hours.Authors: Thomas Hülsenbusch, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Timo Eichner, Center for Free-Electron Laser Science and Department of Physics / Julian Dirkwinkel, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Tino Lang, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Lutz Winkelmann, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Guido Palmer, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Andreas Maier, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
6:00 - 6:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1B.5
Optical Parametric Amplification of sub-Cycle Shortwave Infrared Pulses

Presenter: Y. C. Lin, RIKEN, Japan

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Few–cycle short–wave infrared (SWIR) pulses are useful tools for research on strong–field physics and nonlinear optics. I will introduce the generation of sub-cycle SWIR pulses using a cascaded BBO-based optical parametric amplifier chain.Authors: Y. C. Lin, RIKEN / Yasuo Nabekawa, RIKEN / Katsumi Midorikawa, RIKEN
6:30 - 6:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1B.6
Multi-Millijoule Broadband Pulse Generation at 3 µm Through a 2-mm Pumped OPCPA

Presenter: Fangjie Zhou, University of Central Florida, United States

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A ZnGeP2-based optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier pumped by a 2 µm Ho:YLF generated a 3 mJ pulse at 3 µm. The bandwidth supports a 50 fs transform-limited duration.Authors: Fangjie Zhou, University of Central Florida / Yi Wu, University of Central Florida / yanchun yin, University of Central Florida / Adrian Cintron, University of Central Florida / Zenghu Chang, University of Central Florida
6:45 - 7:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1B.7
Watt-Level, 1.7 μm Gain-Switched Fiber Laser Based on an Intracavity Tandemly-Pump Scheme

Presenter: lu Zhang, Tianjin University, China

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A watt-level pulsed Tm-doped fiber laser operating at 1720 nm based on the gain-switch effect and intracavity tandemly pump scheme has been proposed and experimentally demonstrated for the first timeAuthors: lu Zhang, Tianjin University / junxiang zhang, Tianjin University / Quan Sheng, Tianjin University / Shijie Fu, Tianjin University / Wei Shi, Tianjin University / Jianquan Yao, Tianjin University

SF1C

Virtual: Photonic Integration II

Presider: Wei Jiang, Nanjing University, China
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5:00 - 5:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1C.1
A Space-Efficient Optical Computing Chip Based on Diffractive Neural Network

Presenter: HUIHUI ZHU, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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A the integrated diffractive optical network for implementing parallel Fourier transforms, convolution operations and application-specific optical computing is demonstrated and achieved ~10-fold reduction in both footprint and energy consumption. It has high potential in optical-artificial-intelligence.Authors: HUIHUI ZHU, Nanyang Technological University / Jun Zou, Nanyang Technological University / Hui Zhang, Nanyang Technological University / Hong Cai, Institute of Microelectronics (IME) / Ai Qun Liu, Nanyang Technological University
5:15 - 5:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1C.2
Compact, Spatial-Mode-Interaction-Free, Ultralow-Loss, Nonlinear Photonic Integrated Circuits

Presenter: Xinru Ji, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

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We implement Euler bends to build compact high-Q Si3N4 racetrack microresonators, featuring a small footprint of only 0.21 mm2 for 19.8 GHz free spectral range. We demonstrate that these multi-mode microresonators can be operated in the single-mode regime and generate a single soliton microcomb.Authors: Xinru Ji, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne / Junqiu Liu, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne / Jijun He, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne / Rui Wang, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne / Zheru Qiu, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne / Johann Riemensberger, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne / Tobias Kippenberg, Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
5:30 - 5:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1C.3
Integrated 2-µm Electro-Optic Modulator Based on Graphene-Silicon Slot-Waveguide Microring Resonator

Presenter: chao luan, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

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We demonstrated a hybrid integrated 2-µm electro-optic (E/O) modulator based on graphene-silicon slot-waveguide microring resonator, with 4 dB modulation depth and >20 GHz modulation bandwidth.Authors: chao luan, Technical University of Denmark / Hao Hu, Technical University of Denmark / Yunhong Ding, Technical University of Denmark / deming kong, Technical University of Denmark / Yong Liu, Technical University of Denmark
5:45 - 6:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1C.4
High-Performance Dual-Polarization IQ Modulator Based on Hybrid Silicon and Lithium Niobate Platform

Presenter: RanFeng Gan, South China Normal University, China

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We demonstrate a large bandwidth and low half-wave voltage dual-polarization IQ modulator based on hybrid silicon and lithium niobate platform, with a roll-off of only 2 dB at 67 GHz and a Vπ of 3 VAuthors: RanFeng Gan, South China Normal University / Gengxin Chen, Zhejiang University / Ziliang Ruan, Zhejiang University / Zong Wang, South China Normal University / PuCheng Huang, South China Normal University / Kaixuan Chen, South China Normal University / Changjian Guo, South China Normal University / Liu Liu, Zhejiang University
6:00 - 6:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1C.5
Cosmic Radiation Effect on Silicon Photonic Mach-Zehnder Modulator

Presenter: Dun Mao, University of Delaware, United States

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We evaluated the radiation effects of cosmic rays on silicon Mach-Zehnder Modulator loaded on International Space Station. Permanent changes of refractive index (10-3) and carrier lifetime reduction have been observed after 6 months’ radiationAuthors: Dun Mao, University of Delaware / Lorry Chang, University of Delaware / Hwaseob Lee, University of Delaware / Tiantian Li, University of Delaware / Zi Wang, University of Delaware / Po Dong, II-VI Incorporated / Anthony Yu, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / Michael Krainak, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / Tingyi Gu, University of Delaware
6:15 - 6:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF1C.6
Fast Chirped Ultral-low Noise Hybrid Integrated FMCW Laser Source

Presenter: Liwei Tang, Tsinghua University, China

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A hybrid integrated FMCW laser source is proposed which has a fast chirped speed of up to 100 kHz with intrinsic linewidth of 22 Hz and tuning range more than 1 GHz.Authors: Liwei Tang, Tsinghua University / Jiachen Li, Tsinghua University / Sigang Yang, Tsinghua University / Hongwei Chen, Tsinghua University / Minghua Chen, Tsinghua University

FF1A

Virtual: Thermodynamic Optics and Tailored Materials

Presider: Shima Fardad, University of Kansas, United States
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5:00 - 5:15
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FF1A.1
(Withdrawn) Control of Optical Energy Distribution in Photonic Molecules by Using Uniform Gain

Presenter: Sahin Ozdemir, Pennsylvania State University, United States

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We analyze the optical response of active, symmetric photonic molecules and show that an applied uniform gain can alter the asymmetric energy distribution between their bare optical modes.Authors: Amin Hashemi, Michigan Technological University / Kurt Busch, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin / Sahin Ozdemir, Pennsylvania State University / Ramy El-Ganainy, Michigan Technological University
5:15 - 5:30
(UTC - 07:00)

FF1A.2
Weak and Strong Field Control of Valley Polarization in WSe₂ Monolayer

Presenter: Arqum Hashmi, Kansai Photon Science Institute, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Japan

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We theoretically demonstrate the control of valley pseudospin in WSe2 monolayer by single-cycle linearly polarized laser pulse. The asymmetric electric field controlled by the carrier-envelope phase is used to induce the valley polarization.Authors: Arqum Hashmi, Kansai Photon Science Institute, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) / Shunsuke Yamada, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, / Atsushi Yamada, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, / Kazuhiro Yabana, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, / Tomohito Otobe, Kansai Photon Science Institute, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST)
5:30 - 5:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FF1A.3
Fundamental Thermodynamic Noise in Crystalline Optical Materials

Presenter: Vivishek Sudhir, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

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We have discovered a new thermodynamic noise unique to crystalline materials that will limit their performance in optical metrology. It causes frequency-dependent depolarization of the optical field, appearing as apparent amplitude and phase noise.Authors: Serhii Kryhin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Evan Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Vivishek Sudhir, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5:45 - 6:00
(UTC - 07:00)

FF1A.4
Enhanced Multiphoton Photoluminescence in Metaphotonics

Presenter: Pavel Tonkaev, Australian National University, Australia

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We study multiphoton photoluminescence from several types of nonlinear resonant metaphotonic structures. We develop a general theoretical approach to describe such nonlinear effects and confirm our predictions in experiments with perovskite metasurfaces and AlGaAs nanoantennas.Authors: Pavel Tonkaev, Australian National University / Yubin Fan, Harbin Institute of Technology / Yuhan Wang, Harbin Institute of Technology / Jiecai Han, Harbin Institute of Technology / Anastasia Zalogina, Australian National University / Aditya Tripathi, Australian National University / Hoo-Cheol Lee, Korea University / Hong-Gyu Park, Korea University / Qinghai Song, Harbin Institute of Technology / Sergey Kruk, Australian National University / Sergey Makarov, ITMO University / Shumin Xiao, Harbin Institute of Technology / Yuri Kivshar, Australian National University
6:00 - 6:15
(UTC - 07:00)

FF1A.5
Universality of Thermalization in Multimoded Nonlinear Optics

Presenter: QI ZHONG, University of Central Florida, United States

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We demonstrate the universality of Rayleigh-Jeans distribution in nonlinear multimoded optical systems, regardless of the type of nonlinearity or the existence of wave mixing.Authors: QI ZHONG, University of Central Florida / Fan Wu, University of Central Florida / Ramy El-Ganainy, Michigan Technological University / Demetrios Christodoulides, University of Central Florida
6:15 - 6:30
(UTC - 07:00)

FF1A.6
Millimeter-Range Optical Trapping and Manipulation in Suspensions via Asymmetric Potentials

Presenter: Shima Fardad, University of Kansas, United States

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The well-known counter-propagating optical traps require the beams to be symmetrical for 3D trapping, resulting in a highly-sensitive system. Here, we study an easy-to-align counter-propagating trap with a broken symmetry, demonstrating stable trapping over millimeter-range.Authors: Justinas Lialys, University of Kansas / Laurynas Lialys, University of Kansas / Alessandro Salandrino, University of Kansas / Shima Fardad, University of Kansas
6:30 - 6:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FF1A.7
Network Analysis of Weyl Semimetal Photogalvanic Systems

Presenter: Haokun Luo, University of Central Florida, United States

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We develop a general methodology capable of analyzing the response of Weyl semimetal photogalvanic networks. To illustrate our approach, we carry out transport simulations in arbitrarily shaped configurations involving pertinent Weyl semimetals.Authors: Haokun Luo, University of Central Florida / Yufei Jia, University of Southern California / Fugu Tian, University of Southern California / mercedeh khajavikhan, University of Southern California / Demetrios Christodoulides, University of Central Florida
6:45 - 7:00
(UTC - 07:00)

FF1A.8
Thermalization of Orbital Angular Momentum Beams in Optical Fibers

Presenter: Mario Zitelli, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

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We experimentally and theoretically study the thermalization of orbital angular momentum beams in nonlinear multimode graded-index optical fibers. Our results shed new light on the physical mechanism of the beam self-cleaning effect.Authors: Fabio Mangini, University of Brescia / Evgeniy Podivilov, Novosibirsk State University / Mario Ferraro, Sapienza University of Rome / Oleg Sidelnikov, Novosibirsk State University / Mikhail Gervaziev, Novosibirsk State University / Denis Kharenko, Novosibirsk State University / Mario Zitelli, Sapienza University of Rome / Yifan Sun, Sapienza University of Rome / Mikhail Fedoruk, Novosibirsk State University / Sergey Babin, Novosibirsk State University / Stefan Wabnitz, Sapienza University of Rome

08:00 — 10:00 (Pacific Time (US & Canada), UTC - 07:00)

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FF2I

Quantum Computation I

Presider: Michael Brodsky, US Army Research Laboratory, United States
Meeting Room 211B

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8:00 - 8:30
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FF2I.1

Strolling Through a NISQ Processor

Presenter: William Munro, NTT Basic Research Laboratories, Japan

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We demonstrate high fidelity multi-particle quantum walks on an 8x8 two-dimensional square superconducting qubit NISQ processor with 62 functional qubits. Further we implement a Mach-Zehnder interferometer where quantum walkers can coherently traverse the circuit.Authors: William Munro, NTT Basic Research Laboratories / Ming Gong, USTC / Shiyu Wang, USTC / Chen Zha, USTC / Ming-Cheng Chen, USTC / He-Liang Huang, USTC / Yulin Wu, USTC / Qingling Zhu, USTC / Youwei Zhao, USTC / Shaowei Li, USTC / Shaojun Guo, USTC / Haoran Qian, USTC / Yangsen Ye, USTC / Fusheng Chen, USTC / Chong Ying, USTC / Jiale Yu, USTC / Daojin Fan, USTC / Dachao Wu, USTC / Hong Su, USTC / Hui Deng, USTC / Hao Rong, USTC / Kaili Zhang, USTC / Sirui Cao, USTC / Jin Lin, USTC / Yu Xu, USTC / Lihua Sun, USTC / Cheng Guo, USTC / Na Li, USTC / Futian Liang, USTC / Victor Bastidas, NTT Basic Research Laboratories / Kae Nemoto, Nationat Institute of Informatcs / Yong-Heng Huo, USTC / Chao-Yang Lu, USTC / Cheng-Zhi Peng, USTC / Xiaobo Zhu, USTC / Jian-Wei Pan, USTC
8:30 - 8:45
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FF2I.2
All-Optical Quantum State Engineering for Rotation-Symmetric Bosonic Codes

Presenter: Rajveer Nehra, California Institute of Technology, United States

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We propose a resource-efficient scheme to generate various non-Gaussian states including binomial code states and truncated Schr\"{o}dinger cat code states using coherent photon subtraction from a two-mode squeezed state followed by photon-number-resolving measurementsAuthors: Rajveer Nehra, California Institute of Technology / Miller Eaton, University of Virginia / Olivier Pfister, University of Virginia / Alireza Marandi, California Institute of Technology
8:45 - 9:00
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FF2I.3
Machine Learning Detection of Quantum Many-Body Localization Phase-Transition

Presenter: Ron Ziv, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

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We propose a scheme for detection of quantum many-body phase transitions usingunsupervised machine learning. We validate it on simulated 1D Bose-Hubbard model, and then use it on an experimental 2D system undergoing many-body localizationAuthors: Ron Ziv, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology / Antonio Rubio-Abadal, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik / Anna Keselman, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology / Roenn Talmon, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology / Immanuel Bloch, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik / Mordechai Segev, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
9:00 - 9:15
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FF2I.4
Spatiotemporal Quantum Parametric Mode Sorter

Presenter: Santosh Kumar, Stevens Institute of Technology, United States

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We demonstrate a spatiotemporal quantum parametric mode sorter that can achieve high extinction by selectively upconverting the signal modes with an optimized pump. This could serve as a viable resource for photon-efficient quantum communication and computation.Authors: Santosh Kumar, Stevens Institute of Technology / Malvika Garikapati, Stevens Institute of Technology / He Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology / Yong Meng Sua, Stevens Institute of Technology / Yu-ping Huang, Stevens Institute of Technology
9:15 - 9:30
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FF2I.5
Quantum Computing Chip With Error-Correction Encoding

Presenter: Hui Zhang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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We design and fabricate a quantum photonic circuit to implement a quantum error correction code. A single logical qubit is encoded with 4 physical qubits to demonstrate its capability of detecting and correcting a single-bit error with an average fidelity of 86%. We further extend the scheme to demonstrate a fault-tolerant teleportation process.Authors: Lingxiao Wan, Nanyang Technological University / Hui Zhang, Nanyang Technological University / HUIHUI ZHU, Nanyang Technological University / LEONG CHUAN KWEK, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE / Ai Qun Liu, Nanyang Technological University
9:30 - 9:45
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FF2I.6
A Boson Sampling Chip for Graph Perfect Matching

Presenter: Hui Zhang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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We map the perfect matching problem in graph theory to a reconfigurable GBS model. We configure the linear optical circuit and squeeze parameter of the GBS model according to the graph's adjacency matrix. The perfect matching numbers can be directly acquired from the multi-photon coincidence counts with a distribution similarity of 0.9304.Authors: Lingxiao Wan, Nanyang Technological University / HUIHUI ZHU, Nanyang Technological University / BO WANG, Nanyang Technological University / Hui Zhang, Nanyang Technological University / LEONG CHUAN KWEK, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE / Ai Qun Liu, Nanyang Technological University
9:45 - 10:00
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FF2I.7
Generating Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill Qubits Over Continuous-Variable Cluster States With Photon-Number-Resolving Measurements

Presenter: Miller Eaton, University of Virginia, United States

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We develop a method to embed Schrodinger Cat states in continuous-variable cluster states with high probability using photon-number-resolving detection. Embedded cat states can then be bred into Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill qubits with Gaussian measurements on the cluster.Authors: Miller Eaton, University of Virginia / Carlos Gonzales, University of Virginia / Rafael Alexander, RMIT University / Nicolas Menicucci, RMIT University / Olivier Pfister, University of Virginia

FF2J

Quantum Sources and Their Characterization

Presider: alfred U'Ren,
Meeting Room 211C

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8:00 - 8:15
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FF2J.1
Engineering Joint Spectral Densities With Orbital Angular Momentum States in Optical Fibers

Presenter: Xiao Liu, Boston University, United States

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We exploit the large modal space available in ring-core fibers supporting orbital angular momentum modes to demonstrate a versatile means to control the shape of photon-pair joint-spectral densities generated by spontaneous four-wave mixing.Authors: Xiao Liu, Boston University / Dong Beom Kim, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign / Virginia Lorenz, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign / Siddharth Ramachandran, Boston University
8:15 - 8:30
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FF2J.2
Transverse-Mode-Entangled Photon-Pair Generation in Optical Fiber

Presenter: Dong Beom Kim, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, United States

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We present our experimental results on generating photon pairs entangled in a transverse-mode Bell state in few-mode optical fiber by controlling the transverse mode of the pump to selectively excite spontaneous four-wave mixing processes.Authors: Dong Beom Kim, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign / Xiye Hu, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign / Shunjie Li, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign / Joel Carpenter, The University of Queensland / Alfred U'Ren, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México / Karina Garay-Palmett, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada / Virginia Lorenz, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
8:30 - 8:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2J.3
Towards High Purity Heralded Single Photon Generation in Thin-Film Lithium Niobate

Presenter: CJ Xin, Harvard University, United States

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We design and fabricate dispersion-engineered thin-film lithium niobate waveguides for high-purity heralded single-photon generation in the telecommunications band, characterize the phase-matching function via sum-frequency generation, and estimate the joint intensity separability.Authors: CJ Xin, Harvard University / Jatadhari Mishra, Stanford University / Amirhassan Shams-Ansari, Harvard University / Carsten Langrock, Stanford University / Martin Fejer, Stanford University / Marko Loncar, Harvard University
8:45 - 9:00
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2J.4
Photon Trapping for Increased Efficiency of Cascaded Downconversion

Presenter: Alexandre Leger, Université de Moncton, Canada

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Cascaded spontaneous parametric downconversion is used to produce entangled photon triplets, although poor efficiency limits rates. As a solution, we propose trapping photons in an active cavity, giving them many chances at downconversion.Authors: Alexandre Leger, Université de Moncton / Samridhi Gambhir, Université de Moncton / Julien Légère, Université de Moncton / Deny Hamel, Université de Moncton
9:00 - 9:15
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FF2J.5
Telecom-Wavelength Bright Single Photon Sources With Post-Selected Indistinguishability

Presenter: Changmin Lee, University of Maryland, United States

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We demonstrate a bright telecom-wavelength single photon source based on a tapered nanobeam containing InAs/InP quantum dots. We obtain a first-lens brightness of 21.0% and a post-selected Hong-Ou-Mandel visibility of 0.91 in the telecom O-band.Authors: Changmin Lee, University of Maryland / Mustafa Atabey Buyukkaya, University of Maryland / Samuel Harper, University of Maryland / Shahriar Aghaeimeibodi, University of Maryland / Christopher Richardson, Laboratory for Physical Sciences / Edo Waks, University of Maryland
9:15 - 9:30
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2J.6
Measuring n-Photon Indistinguishability

Presenter: Mathias PONT, C2N, France

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We propose a scalable measurement of the indistinguishability of a n-photon state harnessing a multi-port interferometer. We demonstrate this method using four photons from a quantum dot single-photon source with an integrated cyclic interferometer.Authors: Mathias PONT, C2N / Riccardo Albiero, Politecnico di Milano / Sarah Thomas, C2N / Nicolo Spagnolo, Sapienza Universita di Roma / Francesco Ceccarelli, Politecnico di Milano / Giacomo Corrielli, Politecnico di Milano / Alexandre Brieussel, Quandela / Niccolo Somaschi, Quandela / Nadia Belabas, C2N / Helio Huet, C2N / Abdelmounaim Harouri, C2N / Aristide Lemaitre, C2N / Isabelle Sagnes, C2N / Fabio Sciarrino, Sapienza Universita di Roma / Roberto Osellame, Politecnico di Milano / Pascale Senellart, C2N / Andrea Crespi, Politecnico di Milano
9:30 - 9:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2J.7
Joint Spectral Characterization of Cryogenic Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion

Presenter: Nina Lange, Paderborn University, Germany

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We demonstrate, to the best of our knowledge, the first functional cryogenic SPDC source. This proof-of-principle experiment represents a starting point for interfacing SPDC with integrated components requiring cryogenic operation conditions, such as superconducting detectors.Authors: Nina Lange, Paderborn University / Jan Philipp Hoepker, Paderborn University / Raimund Ricken, Paderborn University / Viktor Quiring, Paderborn University / Christof Eigner, Paderborn University / Christine Silberhorn, Paderborn University / Tim Bartley, Paderborn University
9:45 - 10:00
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2J.8
Polarization-Entangled Photons From Ultrathin Nonlinear Layers

Presenter: Vitaliy Sultanov, Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany

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We report on the first-time generation of polarization-entangled photons via spontaneous parametric down-conversion in ultrathin nonlinear layers. Relaxed phase matching leads to an unprecedented tunability of the two-photon polarization state, not achievable in bulk sources.Authors: Vitaliy Sultanov, Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light / Tomas Santiago, Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light / Maria V. Chekhova, Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light

FF2L

Brillouin Process

Presider: mercedeh khajavikhan, United States
Meeting Room 212A

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8:00 - 8:30
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FF2L.1
Optoacoustic Interactions for Computing and Signal Processing

Presenter: Birgit Stiller, Max-Planck-Institute, Science of Light, Germany

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Backward stimulated Brillouin scattering (BSBS) relies on traveling acoustic phonons following strict phase matching. We present recent results on using BSBS for manipulation and processing of data in different spatial modes and at multiple frequencies.Authors: Birgit Stiller, Max-Planck-Institute, Science of Light
8:30 - 8:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2L.2
Computational and Theoretical Modeling of Acoustoelectrically Enhanced Brillouin Optomechanical Interactions in Piezoelectric Semiconductors

Presenter: Matthew Storey, Sandia National Laboratories, United States

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We computationally explore the optical and elastic modes necesssary for acoustoelectrically enhanced Brillouin interactions. The large simulated piezoelectric and optomechanical coupling theoretically predicts a performance enhancement of several orders of magnitude in Brillouin-based photonic technologies.Authors: Matthew Storey, Sandia National Laboratories / Nils Otterstrom, Sandia National Laboratories / Ryan Behunin, Northern Arizona University / Lisa Hackett, Sandia National Laboratories / Peter Rakich, Yale University / Matt Eichenfield, Sandia National Laboratories
8:45 - 9:15
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2L.4
Microresonator Brillouin Backaction Thermometry

Presenter: Zhiquan Yuan, Caltech, United States

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Long-term frequency stable operation of Brillouin lasers relies on strict temperature control of the optical mode volume. We report measurement of optical mode temperature and its stabilization using Brillouin-induced back-action in a cascaded Brillouin laser.Authors: Yu-Hung Lai, Caltech / Zhiquan Yuan, Caltech / Myoung-Gyun Suh, Caltech / Yu-Kun Lu, Caltech / Kerry Vahala, Caltech
9:15 - 9:30
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2L.5
Phase Conjugation of Orbital Angular Momentum in Cylindrical Vector Beams by Stimulated Brillouin Scattering

Presenter: Jean-Francois Bisson, Universite de Moncton, Canada

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We show that the phase conjugation of orbital angular momentum in cylindrical vector beams does not happen in most regions of the higher-order Poincaré sphere (HOPS), except near the poles of the HOPS.Authors: Jean-Francois Bisson, Universite de Moncton
9:30 - 9:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2L.6
Brillouin Amplification of Helical Bloch Modes Carrying Optical Vortices

Presenter: Xinglin Zeng, MPI for the science of light, Germany

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We observe Brillouin amplification of circularly polarized vortex modes in chiral photonic crystal fiber. Angular momentum conservation means that the pump and backward Stokes signals have opposite topological charge and spin.Authors: Xinglin Zeng, MPI for the science of light / Yang Chen, MPI for the science of light / Michael Frosz, MPI for the science of light / Paul Roth, MPI for the science of light / Gordon Wong, MPI for the science of light / Philip Russell, MPI for the science of light / Birgit Stiller, MPI for the science of light
9:45 - 10:00
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2L.3
Suppressing Stimulated Brillouin Scattering by Selective Mode Excitation in Multimode Fibers

Presenter: Chun-Wei Chen, Yale University, United States

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We experimentally demonstrate efficient suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering in multimode fibers. By distributing the power in a number of high-order modes, the SBS threshold is three times as much as that for fundamental-mode-only excitation.Authors: Chun-Wei Chen, Yale University / Kabish Wisal, Yale University / Peyman Ahmadi, Coherent / A. Douglas Stone, Yale University / Hui Cao, Yale University

FF2C

Advances in Nano-optics: Topological Effects

Presider: Paivi Törmä, Aalto Yliopisto, Finland
Executive Ballroom 210C

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8:00 - 8:30
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FF2C.1
Topological Lasers With Epitaxially Grown InGaAs Nanowires on a SOI Substrate

Presenter: Sang Soon Oh, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

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We report a semiconductor laser based on optical cavities formed by topologically distinct honeycomb lattice photonic crystals. Topological lasers, fabricated on SOI wafers by using a selective area epitaxy method, can have edge modes and bulk modes under optical pumping.Authors: Yongkang Gong, Cardiff University / Cristian Messina, Cardiff University / Stephan Wong, Cardiff University / Oumaima Abouzaid, Cardiff University / Bogdan-Petrin Ratiu, Cardiff University / Qiang Li, Cardiff University / Sang Soon Oh, Cardiff University
8:30 - 8:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2C.2
Eigenvalue Topology of Non-Hermitian Band Structures in Two and Three Dimensions

Presenter: Casey Wojcik, Stanford University, United States

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In one dimension, eigenvalue topology of non-Hermitian photonic systems is classified by the braid group. Here, we give a complete description of the much richer eigenvalue topology in two and three dimensions.Authors: Casey Wojcik, Stanford University / Kai Wang, Stanford University / Avik Dutt, Stanford University / Janet Zhong, Stanford University / Shanhui Fan, Stanford University
8:45 - 9:00
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FF2C.3
Moiré Effects in Silicon Photonic Nanowires

Presenter: Judson Ryckman, Clemson University, United States

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We implement 1D moiré patterns in silicon photonic nanowires to demonstrate a wide range of effects such as tunable photon transport and localization, high-Q cavities and coupled resonator optical waveguide behavior by modulation of lattice mismatch and crystal lengthAuthors: Tahmid Hassan Talukdar, Clemson University / Anna Hardison, Clemson University / Judson Ryckman, Clemson University
9:00 - 9:15
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2C.4
Generation of Structured 3D Linear Space-Time Light Bullets Using Nonlocal Nanophotonics

Presenter: Cheng Guo, Stanford University, United States

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We propose the generation of 3D linear light bullets propagating in free space using a single passive optical surface. Our approach provides simultaneous control of various properties including group velocity, spin, and orbital angular momentum.Authors: Cheng Guo, Stanford University / Meng Xiao, Wuhan University / Meir Orenstein, Technion / Shanhui Fan, Stanford University
9:15 - 9:30
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2C.5
Photonic Chern Insulators From two-Dimensional Atomic Lattices Interacting With a Single Surface Plasmon Polariton

Presenter: . Rituraj, Stanford University, United States

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We study the interaction of two-dimensional atomic lattices with a single surface plasmon polariton. We propose a general framework to realize photonic Chern insulators with an arbitrary Chern number. This enables us to design robust non-reciprocal photonic devices including unidirectional single-photon sources.Authors: . Rituraj, Stanford University / Meir Orenstein, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology / Shanhui Fan, Stanford University
9:30 - 9:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2C.6
Tunable Bound States in the Continuum With High Q Factors

Presenter: guiying hu, Sun Yat-Sen University, China

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We realized a chalcogenide glass (ChG) photonic crystal supporting bound states in the continuum (BIC) with a Q-factor of ca. 105. With large photosensitivity of ChG, a non-volatile and high precision resonant-wavelength tunability is demonstrated.Authors: guiying hu, Sun Yat-Sen University / Zhixin Li, Sun Yat-Sen University / Shuixian Yang, Sun Yat-Sen University / Di Xia, Sun Yat-Sen University / Jiayue Wu, Sun Yat-Sen University / Jianteng Huang, Sun Yat-Sen University / Bin Zhang, Sun Yat-Sen University / Yi Xu, Guangdong University of Technology / Zhaohui Li, Sun Yat-Sen University
9:45 - 10:00
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FF2C.7
Enhanced Smith–Purcell Radiation From Photonic Flatband Resonances

Presenter: Yi Yang, MIT, United States

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We show in both theory and experiment that flatband photonic resonances can control and boost free-electron radiation, as validated by enhancement, band, and polarization-shaping measurements.Authors: Yi Yang, MIT / Charles Roques-Carmes, MIT / Steven Kooi, MIT / Haoning Tang, Harvard / Justin Beloz, MIT / Eric Mazur, Harvard / Ido Kaminer, Technion / John Joannopoulos, MIT / Marin Soljačić, MIT

FF2D

Meta-optics

Presider: Milan Palei, University of Notre Dame, United States
Executive Ballroom 210D

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8:00 - 8:15
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FF2D.1
Three-Dimensional Optical Crystals Nanoprinted in a Hydrogel

Presenter: Yannick Salamin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

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We demonstrate how Implosion Fabrication, a new three-dimensional nanofabrication technique, enables the realization of three-dimensional photonic devices at optical wavelengths. We realize two- and three-dimensional optical crystals of hydrogel-embedded silver meta-atoms.Authors: Yannick Salamin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Brian Mills, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Gaojie Yang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Quansan Yang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Corban Swain, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Daniel Oran, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Jamison Sloan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Charles Roques-Carmes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Justin Beloz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Steven Kooi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Edward Boyden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Marin Soljačić, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8:15 - 8:30
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2D.2
Patch-Type Wireless Power Transfer System Based on Electromagnetic Wave Focusing Metasurface for Bioimplantable Devices

Presenter: Semin Jo, Soongsil University, Korea (the Republic of)

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We propose a patch-type wireless power transfer system for bioimplantable devices using electromagnetic wave focusing metasurface. Simulation and experimental results have been demonstrated that transmitted power was enhanced at specific locations into the tissue.Authors: Semin Jo, Soongsil University / Wonwoo Lee, Soongsil University / Hojin Lee, Soongsil University
8:30 - 8:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2D.3
Fundamental Thickness Bounds for Wide-Field-of-View Metalenses

Presenter: Shiyu Li, University of Southern California, United States

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We show that any aberration-free wide-field-of-view lens system must have a minimal thickness---depending on the field of view, lens diameter, and numerical aperture---that originates from the Fourier transform relation between space and angle.Authors: Shiyu Li, University of Southern California / Chia Wei Hsu, University of Southern California
8:45 - 9:00
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2D.5
Height-Driven Symmetry Breaking for High-Q Resonances in All-Dielectric Metasurfaces

Presenter: Andreas Tittl, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany

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We demonstrate a novel approach to control photonic bound states in the continuum induced by a symmetry-breaking with tailored resonator heights leading to more precisely engineered system asymmetries and new metasurface functionalitiesAuthors: Lucca Kühner, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich / Fedja Wendisch, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich / Stefan Maier, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich / Yuri Kivshar, Australian National University / Andreas Tittl, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
9:00 - 9:15
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FF2D.6
Imprinted Barium Titanate Metalenses With Broadband Focus

Presenter: Helena Weigand, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

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We present a metalens from barium titanate, a widely transparent and optically nonlinear material. We demonstrate broadband visible to near-infrared focusing using a simple soft nano-imprint fabrication to reach aspect-ratios of up to 8.Authors: Helena Weigand, ETH Zurich / Viola Vogler-Neuling, ETH Zurich / Oliver Pitz, ETH Zurich / Ülle-Linda Talts, ETH Zurich / Flavia Timpu, ETH Zurich / Artemios Karvounis, ETH Zurich / Joel Winiger, ETH Zurich / Peter Benedek, ETH Zurich / Vanessa Wood, ETH Zurich / Juerg Leuthold, ETH Zurich / Rachel Grange, ETH Zurich
9:15 - 9:30
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2D.7
Experimental Observations of Thermal Fluctuations of Metamaterial Optical Properties

Presenter: Jun-Yu Ou, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

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We demonstrate that fluctuations in the optical properties of nanomechanical photonic metamaterials can reach 1% at room temperature. Such fluctuations arise from ‘Brownian’ motion and peak at the frequencies of the nanostructures’ natural mechanical modes.Authors: Domitrios Papas, University of Southampton / Jinxiang Li, University of Southampton / Tongjun Liu, University of Southampton / Jun-Yu Ou, University of Southampton / Kevin MacDonald, University of Southampton / Eric Plum, University of Southampton / Nikolay Zheludev, University of Southampton
9:30 - 9:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FF2D.8
Metasurfaces on Silicon Photonics for Simultaneous Emission Amplitude and Phase Control

Presenter: Ping-Yen Hsieh, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

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We numerically and experimentally demonstrate simultaneous control of emission amplitude and phase control with amorphous silicon metasurfaces monolithically integrated on silicon waveguides. We generate emission patterns, including a focused Gaussian beam and a Hermite-Gaussian mode.Authors: Yu-Siang Lin, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University / Ping-Yen Hsieh, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University / Shun-Lin Fang, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University / You-Chia Chang, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
9:45 - 10:00
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FF2D.4
Wafer-Scale Single-Aperture Near-Infrared Metalens Fabricated by Deep UV Photolithography

Presenter: Lidan Zhang, Pennsylvania State University, United States

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We reported a wafer-scale near-infrared metalens with an aperture size of eight centimeters operating around 1.5 µm fabricated using deep UV photolithography. Our measurements show that it has diffraction-limited performance with about 71% focusing efficiency.Authors: Lidan Zhang, Pennsylvania State University / Shengyuan Chang, Pennsylvania State University / Xi Chen, Pennsylvania State University / Yimin Ding, Pennsylvania State University / Md Tarek Rahman, Pennsylvania State University / Yao Duan, Pennsylvania State University / Pavel Terekhov, Pennsylvania State University / Xingjie Ni, Pennsylvania State University

SF2O

Photonic Modulation, Isolation and Switching

Presider: Jifeng Liu, Dartmouth College, United States
Meeting Room 212D

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8:00 - 8:15
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SF2O.1
Mitigating Anomalous Sub-Megahertz Frequency Response of Electro-Optic Phase Modulators in X-cut Lithium Niobate on Insulator

Presenter: Eric Puma, Harvard University, United States

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We report anomalous sub-megahertz frequency response of electro-optic (EO) phase modulators in X-cut lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) and demonstrate improved response via careful preparation of the LiNbO3/metal interface and high temperature annealing in forming gas.Authors: Eric Puma, Harvard University / Rebecca Cheng, Harvard University / Jeffrey Holzgrafe, Harvard University / Amirhassan Shams-Ansari, Harvard University / Raji Shankar, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. / Marko Loncar, Harvard University
8:15 - 8:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2O.2
Photo-Refractive Switching of Micro-Ring Resonators via few-Layer Tellurium

Presenter: Yahui Xiao, University of Delaware, United States

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We observe exceptionally high photo-refractive nonlinearities in a silicon microring resonator covered with only 2-micrometer coverage of few-layer.Authors: Yahui Xiao, University of Delaware / Dun Mao, University of Delaware / Yixiu Wang, University of Delaware / Tingyi Gu, University of Delaware
8:30 - 8:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2O.3
Dynamic Mapping of Temperature Using Phase-Change Materials

Presenter: Nicholas Nobile, The University of Pittsburgh, United States

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GST pixels are fabricated on metallic heaters where the optical reflection is observed and used to extract dynamic temperature changes. Our results provide a new way to measure the thermal response of microsystems in real-time.Authors: Nicholas Nobile, The University of Pittsburgh / John Erickson, The University of Pittsburgh / Carlos Rios Ocampo, The University of Maryland / Yifei Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Feng Xiong, The University of Pittsburgh / Nathan Youngblood, The University of Pittsburgh
8:45 - 9:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2O.4
High Contrast Variable-Emissivity Coating Using Vanadium Dioxide

Presenter: David Woolf, Physical Sciences Inc, United States

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We demonstrated a variable-emissivity coating incorporating vanadium dioxide with an integrated hemispherical emissivity that is switchable between values of 0.79 (maximum) and 0.17 (minimum) 0.17 that can be used for passive thermal control of spacecraft.Authors: David Woolf, Physical Sciences Inc / Colin Hessel, Physical Sciences Inc / Albert Wright, Physical Sciences Inc / Joel Hensley, Physical Sciences Inc / Chenghao Wan, University of Wisconsin-Madison / Yuzhe Xiao, University of Wisconsin-Madison / Jonathan King, University of Wisconsin-Madison / Mikhail Kats, University of Wisconsin-Madison
9:00 - 9:15
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SF2O.5
Optical Emission of Iron-Doped ZnSe Particles in a Chalcogenide Glass

Presenter: Justin Cook, University of Central Florida, United States

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Fe2+-doped ZnSe particles were suspended in a chalcogenide glass matrix amenable to fiber drawing. Adding an alumina shell prevented ZnSe dissolution and preserved normal Fe2+optical absorption and emission properties.Authors: Justin Cook, University of Central Florida / Matthieu Chazot, University of Central Florida / Alexandros Kostogiannes, University of Central Florida / Corbin Feit, University of Central Florida / Jaynlynn Sosa, University of Central Florida / Parag Banerjee, University of Central Florida / Martin Richardson, University of Central Florida / Kathleen Richardson, University of Central Florida / Kenneth Schepler, University of Central Florida
9:15 - 9:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2O.6
Ultrafast all-Optical Switching Demonstrated on Bacteriorhodopsin and Photoactive Yellow Protein Films

Presenter: Zsuzsanna Heiner, School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof, Germany

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We determined the nonlinear refractive indices of bR and PYP films and achieved ultrafast all-optical switching in both materials. The PYP films exhibited sub-200-fs rise and 420-fs decay times nominally enabling >> 100-GHz modulation speeds.Authors: Szilvia Krekic, School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof / Mark Mero, Max Born Institute / Andras Der, Biological Research Center / Zsuzsanna Heiner, School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof
9:30 - 9:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2O.7
(Withdrawn) An All-Dielectric, Spectrally Selective Emitter for Radiative Thermoregulation of Transparent Building Facades

Presenter: Grisha Spektor, Schmidt Science Fellowship, United States

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Transparent facades are major conduits for unwanted heat transfer and heighten energy use in buildings. We propose an all-dielectric ceramic-oxide multilayer design with tailored photonic and phonon bandgaps as transparent radiative thermoregulators of such facades.Authors: Jyotirmoy Mandal, Schmidt Science Fellowship / Grisha Spektor, Schmidt Science Fellowship

SF2N

Phase Change Materials Photonics

Presider: Sara Mouradian, University of Washington, United States
Meeting Room 212C

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8:00 - 8:15
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SF2N.1
Nonvolatile Electrically Controllable Broadband Switches Based on Phase-Change Material GST

Presenter: Rui Chen, University of Washington, United States

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In this work, we report a nonvolatile electrically programmable broadband silicon photonic switch based on phase-change materials Ge2Sb2Te5 with compact coupling length (50 μm), small crosstalk (<-8 dB) across the entire telecommunication C-band, and record-high endurance (>2,800 cycles).Authors: Rui Chen, University of Washington / Zhuoran Fang, University of Washington / Jiajiu Zheng, University of Washington / Johannes Froech, University of Washington / Arka Majumdar, University of Washington
8:15 - 8:45
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SF2N.2
Ultra-Compact Nonvolatile Nanophotonic Modulators Employing Phase-Change Materials

Presenter: Carlos Rios Ocampo, University of Maryland, United States

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Electro-thermal switching of chalcogenide phase-change materials enables zero-static power and ultra-compact (10μm) amplitude and phase modulators on silicon photonic waveguides and devices. This talk reviews the state-of-the-art applications, opportunities, and challenges of this material platform.Authors: Carlos Rios Ocampo, University of Maryland
8:45 - 9:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2N.3
Plasmonically Enhanced Electronically Addressable Photonic Switches Incorporating Phase-Change Materials

Presenter: Nikolaos Farmakidis, Oxford University, United Kingdom

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Ever-increasing processing and storage requirements steer us towards co-integration of electronics and photonics. Here, we demonstrate waveguide-integrated plasmonic memory and computing elements by employing phase-change materials with reconfigurable properties and dual electro-optic functionalityAuthors: Nikolaos Farmakidis, Oxford University / Nathan Youngblood, University of Pittsburgh / June Sang Lee, Oxford University / Johannes Feldmann, Oxford University / Wolfram Pernice, University of Münster / C. David Wright, University of Exeter / Harish Bhaskaran, Oxford University
9:00 - 9:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2N.4
Ultrafast Switching in Integrated Photonics Using Antimony

Presenter: Samarth Aggarwal, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

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In this work, we demonstrate the use of Antimony as a reversible memory element in integrated photonics. We show antimony can be used as a multilevel memory with an ultrafast speed of operations.Authors: Samarth Aggarwal, University of Oxford / Tara Milne, University of Oxford / Nikolaos Farmakidis, University of Oxford / Johannes Feldmann, University of Oxford / Xuan Li, University of Oxford / Yu Shu, University of Oxford / Zengguang Cheng, University of Oxford / Martin Salinga, Universität Münster / Wolfram Pernice, University of Münster / Harish Bhaskaran, University of Oxford
9:15 - 9:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2N.5
Electrical Switching of Ge₂Sb₂Te₅ Memory Cells Based on Silicon Photonic Waveguide Microheaters

Presenter: Wen Zhou, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

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We demonstrate binary and multilevel electrical programming of the phase change material Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) memory cells based on ion-implanted silicon-on-insulator (SOI) waveguide microheaters. GST cells can be reversibly switched by using low-amplitude electric pulses.Authors: Wen Zhou, University of Oxford / Xuan Li, University of Oxford / Nathan Youngblood, University of Pittsburgh / Wolfram Pernice, University of Münster / C. David Wright, University of Exeter / Harish Bhaskaran, University of Oxford
9:30 - 9:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2N.6
4-bit Ultra Low-Loss Cascaded Nonvolatile Photonic Memories Using Broadband Transparent Phase Change Materials

Presenter: Jiawei Meng, The George Washington University, United States

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Here we demonstrate an ultra-low-loss multi-state photonic memory with phase change materials (GeSbSe), which can be efficiently reprogrammed on-chip. 4-bit memory and over 100,000 cycle tests are shown for this material.Authors: Jiawei Meng, The George Washington University / Nicola Peserico, The George Washington University / Nicola Peserico, The George Washington University / Xiaoxuan Ma, The George Washington University / Volker Sorger, The George Washington University
9:45 - 10:00
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SF2N.7
Dynamically Tunable Harmonic Generation Using Hybrid Metasurfaces Incorporating Phase-Change Chalcogenides

Presenter: Muliang Zhu, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

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We experimentally demonstrate a dynamic nonlinear metasurface incorporating the phase-change material GST that facilitates large modulation of second harmonic generation featuring gap-surface plasmon resonance and tunable second-order nonlinearity of GST.Authors: Muliang Zhu, Georgia Institute of Technology / Sajjad Abdollahramezani, Georgia Institute of Technology / Chentao Li, Emory University / Tianren Fan, Georgia Institute of Technology / Hayk Harutyunyan, Emory University / Ali Adibi, Georgia Institute of Technology

SF2E

Few-cycle Pulses and CEP

Presider: Pamela Bowlan, Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States
Executive Ballroom 210E

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8:00 - 9:00
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SF2E.1
New Generation Infrared Lasers for Driving Tabletop Attosecond X-ray Sources

Presenter: Zenghu Chang, University of Central Florida, CREOL, United States

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Femtosecond short-wave and mid-wave infrared sources with high peak-power and average- power have been developed for driving high harmonic generation, which enabled tabletop attosecond X-ray pulses in the water window region (282 – 533 eV).Authors: Zenghu Chang, University of Central Florida, CREOL
9:00 - 9:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2E.2
Non-Perturbative Harmonic Generation in ZnO Driven by a Few-Cycle, 100 MHz Er:Fiber Frequency Comb

Presenter: Daniel Lesko, NIST Time and Frequency Division, United States

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Using a few-cycle 100 MHz Er:fiber comb, we demonstrate solid state harmonic generation in ZnO yielding broadband spectra from 200-650 nm. Sensitivity to the driving pulse carrier envelope phase is demonstrated across the spectrum.Authors: Daniel Lesko, NIST Time and Frequency Division / Kristina Chang, NIST Time and Frequency Division / Scott Diddams, NIST Time and Frequency Division
9:15 - 9:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2E.3
Compact Few-Cycle Source in the Mid-Infrared by Adiabatic Difference Frequency Generation

Presenter: Felix Ritzkowsky, DESY, Germany

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We present a compact ultrafast source tunable from 2 µm to 3.5 µm with 60 nJ pulses at 50 kHz repetition rate producing wideband spectra by adiabatic difference frequency generation supporting close to single-cycle pulses.Authors: Felix Ritzkowsky, DESY / Giulio Rossi, DESY / Engjell Bebeti, DESY / Nicholas Matlis, DESY / Haim Suchowski, Tel-Aviv University / Huseyin Cankaya, DESY / Franz Kärtner, DESY
9:30 - 9:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2E.4
CEP-Stable Single-Cycle Pulses From a Cr:ZnS Laser

Presenter: Maciej Kowalczyk, Center for Molecular Fingerprinting Research Nonprofit LLC., Hungary

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We present generation of 7.5-fs pulses at 2.3 µm driven by a carrier-envelope-phase-stabilized diode-pumped Cr:ZnS oscillator. The single-cycle waveforms exhibit exceptional stability with a residual phase jitter of 8.6 mrad (0.2 Hz − 11.4 MHz).Authors: Maciej Kowalczyk, Center for Molecular Fingerprinting Research Nonprofit LLC. / Nathalie Nagl, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München / Philipp Steinleitner, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik / Vladimir Pervak, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München / Aleksander Gluszek, Wroclaw Uni. of Science and Technology / Jaroslaw Sotor, Wroclaw Uni. of Science and Technology / Ferenc Krausz, Center for Molecular Fingerprinting Research Nonprofit LLC. / Alexander Weigel, Center for Molecular Fingerprinting Research Nonprofit LLC. / Ka Fai Mak, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik
9:45 - 10:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2E.5
Direct CEP Stabilization of a High-Repetition Rate, few-Cycle OPCPA Chain With a Single Feedback Loop, Employing a Stereo-ATI

Presenter: D Hoff, Lund University, Sweden

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We present the direct stabilization of the CEP of a high-repetition rate OPCPA by employing a Stereo-ATI pulsemeter for single-shot detection and feedback to the oscillator at the full OPCPA repetition rate.Authors: D Hoff, Lund University / Sara Mikaelsson, Lund University / Chen Guo, Lund University / Ann-Kathrin Raab, Lund University / Anne L'Huillier, Lund University / Cord Arnold, Lund University / Mathieu Gisselbrecht, Lund University

SF2G

Integrated Light Sources

Presider: Alan Wang, Oregon State University, United States
Executive Ballroom 210G

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8:00 - 8:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2G.1
Towards CMOS-Compatible High Power Modelocked Laser and Frequency Comb

Presenter: Neetesh Singh, German Electron Synchrotron DESY, Germany

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Integrated modelocked lasers producing high peak power pulses are of great importance for next generation low noise optical systems, such as frequency combs, that can be field-deployable and mass produced. We present here progress towards this goal.Authors: Neetesh Singh, German Electron Synchrotron DESY / Franz Kaertner, German Electron Synchrotron DESY
8:30 - 8:45
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SF2G.2
High-Power Fully-Integrated Frequency Comb Generation

Presenter: Andres Gil-Molina, Columbia university, United States

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We generate an integrated high-power Kerr frequency comb in a silicon-nitride resonator via self-injection locking of a high-power multimode gain chip. We generate 27 comb lines with total power exceeding 0.1 WAuthors: Andres Gil-Molina, Columbia university / Yair Antman, Columbia university / Ohad Westreich, Columbia university / Xingchen Ji, Columbia university / Min Chul Shin, Columbia university / Gaurang Bhatt, Columbia university / Bok Young Kim, Columbia university / Yoshitomo Okawachi, Columbia university / Alexander Gaeta, Columbia university / Michal Lipson, Columbia university
8:45 - 9:00
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SF2G.3
A Chip-Based, 1 Hz Integrated Linewidth Laser

Presenter: Joel Guo, University of California Santa Barbara, United States

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We demonstrate a chip-scale laser stabilized to an 8 mL micro-fabricatedvacuum-gap cavity, exhibiting 1.1 Hz integrated linewidth, frequency noise down to10−3Hz2/Hz at 4 kHz, and Allan deviation below 10−14to 1 sAuthors: Joel Guo, University of California Santa Barbara / Charles McLemore, National Institute of Standards and Technology / Chao Xiang, University of California Santa Barbara / Dahyeon Lee, National Institute of Standards and Technology / Lue Wu, California Institute of Technology / Warren Jin, University of California Santa Barbara / Megan Kelleher, National Institute of Standards and Technology / Naijun Jin, Yale / David Mason, Yale / Lin Chang, University of California Santa Barbara / Avi Feshali, Anello Photonics / Mario Paniccia, Anello Photonics / Peter Rakich, Yale / Kerry Vahala, California Institute of Technology / Scott Diddams, National Institute of Standards and Technology / Frank Quinlan, National Institute of Standards and Technology / John Bowers, University of California Santa Barbara
9:00 - 9:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2G.4
III-v Lasers on Silicon by Selective Area Heteroepitaxy

Presenter: Si Zhu, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

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GaAs/InGaAs quantum-well micro-disk lasers on silicon realized by selective area heteroepitaxy is reported. The laser is grown in a 15-µm-wide silicon dioxide recess and demonstrates a threshold of 400 µW and emission at 940 nm.Authors: Si Zhu, University of California, Santa Barbara / Bei Shi, University of California, Santa Barbara / Bowen Song, University of California, Santa Barbara / Diya Hu, University of California, Santa Barbara / Jonathan Klamkin, University of California, Santa Barbara
9:15 - 9:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2G.5
Low-Threshold Thulium-Silicon Microdisk Lasers

Presenter: Khadijeh Miarabbas Kiani, McMaster University, Canada

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We present low-threshold lasing around 1.9 µm in compact thulium-silicon hybrid microdisk resonators with a pulley-coupled design. We observe total on-chip output powers of > 2 mW and threshold pump powers of < 1 mW.Authors: Khadijeh Miarabbas Kiani, McMaster University
9:30 - 9:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2G.6
Lithium-Niobate-Based Narrow-Linewidth Integrated Lasers With Petahertz Frequency Tuning Rate

Presenter: Viacheslav Snigirev, EPFL, Switzerland

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We demonstrate an electro-optically tunable hybrid integrated laser self-injection locked to a mode of a heterogeneously integrated lithium-niobate-on-Damascene-silicon-nitride microresonator. An intrinsic linewidth of 3 kHz and a frequency tuning rate of 12×1015 Hz/s were observed. Proof-of-principle coherent LiDAR experiments were performed.Authors: Viacheslav Snigirev, EPFL / Annina Riedhauser, IBM Research Europe / Grigorii Likhachev, EPFL / Johann Riemensberger, EPFL / Rui Wang, EPFL / Charles Möhl, IBM Research Europe / Mikhail Churaev, EPFL / Anat Siddharth, EPFL / Guanhao Huang, EPFL / Youri Popoff, IBM Research Europe / Ute Drechsler, IBM Research Europe / Daniele Caimi, IBM Research Europe / Simon Hönl, IBM Research Europe / Junqiu Liu, EPFL / Paul Seidler, IBM Research Europe / Tobias Kippenberg, EPFL
9:45 - 10:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2G.7
Sub-Milliwatt Coherent Microcomb Generation

Presenter: Lin Chang, University of California Santa Barbara, United States

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We demonstrated coherent microcomb generation based on an AlGaAs-on-insulator microcresonator operating at sub-milliwatt pump power regime, that can be directly driven by on-chip laser.Authors: Lin Chang, University of California Santa Barbara / Haowen Shu, PKU / Cheng-Hao Lao, PKU / Bitao Shen, PKU / Weiqiang Xie, University of California Santa Barbara / Xuguang Zhang, PKU / Ming Jin, PKU / Yuansheng Tao, PKU / Ruixuan Chen, PKU / Zihan Tao, PKU / Shaohua Yu, PKU / Qi-Fan Yang, PKU / Xingjun Wang, PKU / John Bowers, University of California Santa Barbara

SF2K

Novel Applications

Presider: Imbert Wang,
Meeting Room 211D

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8:00 - 8:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2K.1
Photonic Integrated Cascade-Inhibited Brillouin Laser With sub-100-mHz Fundamental Linewidth

Presenter: KAIKAI LIU, UC Santa Barbara, United States

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We report a photonic-molecule-like waveguide resonator to suppress high order Stokes emissions, achieving only the first order Stokes emission and a fundamental linewidth of 71 mHz with 10mW output power.Authors: KAIKAI LIU, UC Santa Barbara / Mark Harrington, UC Santa Barbara / Karl Nelson, Honeywell International / Ryan Behunin, Northern Arizona University / Scott Papp, University of Colorado Boulder / Daniel Blumenthal, UC Santa Barbara
8:30 - 8:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2K.2
LightHash: Experimental Evaluation of a Photonic Cryptocurrency

Presenter: Sunil Pai, Stanford University, United States

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We propose LightHash, the first feasible photonic cryptographic hash function for blockchain technology using programmable photonic networks. We experimentally evaluate LightHash and assess whether photonic circuits can outperform digital competitors in latency and energy efficiency.Authors: Sunil Pai, Stanford University / Taewon Park, Stanford University / Bogdan Penkovsky, PoWx / Maziyar Milanizadeh, Politecnico di Milano / Marshall Ball, New York University / Michael Dubrovsky, PoWx / Nathnael Abebe, Stanford University / Francesco Morichetti, Politecnico di Milano / Andrea Melloni, Politecnico di Milano / Olav Solgaard, Stanford University / David Miller, Stanford University
8:45 - 9:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2K.3
Free-Form Micro-Optical Reflectors for Broadband and Low-Loss Fiber-to-Chip Coupling

Presenter: Luigi Ranno, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

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We demonstrate a novel fiber-to-chip coupling scheme based on surface-normal free-form micro-reflectors 3D-printed onto SiNx waveguide facets. Insertion losses of 0.5 dB and 1 dB bandwidth exceeding 300 nm were measured at 1550 nm wavelengthAuthors: Shaoliang Yu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Luigi Ranno, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Qingyang Du, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Samuel Serna Otálvaro, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Colin McDonough, State University of New York Polytechnic Institute / Nicholas M. Fahrenkopf, State University of New York Polytechnic Institute / Tian Gu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Juejun Hu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:00 - 9:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2K.4
LED-on-CMOS Digital Light Projector With 128x128 Pixels, 0.5 Mfps Frame Rate and Nanosecond Pulse Capability

Presenter: Michael Strain, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

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We present a micro-LED-on-CMOS digital light projector array operating up to 0.5 Mfps. The 128x128 pixel array has individual control of each pixel and can operate with 32 grayscale levels and emit nanosecond pulses.Authors: Michael Strain, University of Strathclyde / Fahimeh Dehkhoda, University of Edinburgh / Navid Bani Hassan, University of Strathclyde / Johannes Herrnsdorf, University of Strathclyde / Robert Henderson, University of Edinburgh / Martin Dawson, University of Strathclyde
9:15 - 9:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2K.5
Chip-Integrated Full-Stokes Polarimetric Imaging Sensor

Presenter: Jiawei Zuo, Arizona State Univerisity, United States

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We report a chip-integrated, dual-wavelength full Stokes polarimetric CMOS imaging sensor based on metasurface polarization filter arrays. Our device provides high accuracy polarization detection and imaging at a single snapshotAuthors: Jiawei Zuo, Arizona State Univerisity / Jing Bai, Arizona State Univerisity / Shinhyuk Choi, Arizona State Univerisity / Xiahui Chen, Arizona State Univerisity / Chao Wang, Arizona State Univerisity / Yu Yao, Arizona State Univerisity
9:30 - 9:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2K.6
An Environmentally-Robust Visible Optical Clockwork Capable of Supporting Instabilities Below 1×10^-17

Presenter: Henry Timmers, Vescent Photonics, United States

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An environmentally-robust optical clockwork in the visible spectrum with in-loop instabilities below 1×10-17 is presented. Individual optical subsystem performance is analyzed, and the potential for integration into next-generation quantum sensors is discussed.Authors: Henry Timmers, Vescent Photonics / Andrew Attar, Vescent Photonics / Bennett Sodergren, Vescent Photonics / Star Fassler, Vescent Photonics / Evan Barnes, Vescent Photonics / Saeid Rostami, Vescent Photonics / Kurt Vogel, Vescent Photonics / Kevin Knabe, Vescent Photonics
9:45 - 10:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2K.7
Integrated Photonics for a Compact Strontium Optical Clock

Presenter: Sindhu Jammi, National Institute of Science and Technology, United States

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We explore photonic-integrated circuits and metasurface optics to generate multiple, large diameter, circularly polarized laser beams for a compact strontium optical clock. We demonstrate an 88Sr magneto-optical trap with integrated photonics in a liter-scale apparatus.Authors: Sindhu Jammi, National Institute of Science and Technology / Andrew Ferdinand, National Institute of Science and Technology / Zach Newman, National Institute of Science and Technology / Chad Ropp, National Institute of Science and Technology Gaithersburg / Wenqi Zhu, National Institute of Science and Technology Gaithersburg / William Lunden, Vector Atomic / Dan Sheredy, Vector Atomic / Grisha Spektor, National Institute of Science and Technology / Alexander Yulaev, National Institute of Science and Technology Gaithersburg / Daron Westly, National Institute of Science and Technology Gaithersburg / Gregory Simelgor, National Institute of Science and Technology Gaithersburg / Junyeob Song, National Institute of Science and Technology Gaithersburg / Akash Rakholia, Vector Atomic / Martin Boyd, Vector Atomic / Amit Agrawal, National Institute of Science and Technology Gaithersburg / Vladimir Aksyuk, National Institute of Science and Technology Gaithersburg / Scott Papp, National Institute of Science and Technology

SF2H

Ultrashort Pulsed Fiber Laser Systems

Presider: Logan Wright, Cornell University, United States
Executive Ballroom 210H

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8:00 - 8:15
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SF2H.1
120-fs Pulse Generation and Single-Pulse Trapping of Stretched-Pulse Solitons in Fiber Kerr Resonators

Presenter: Xue Dong, University of Rochester, United States

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Stretched-pulse solitons are generated with record-short 120-fs duration. Stretched-pulse soliton trapping is demonstrated despite large intra-cavity dynamics, enabling controllable single-pulse performance. Theoretical predictions in excellent agreement with experiments provide insight and suggest opportunities for enhancement.Authors: Xue Dong, University of Rochester / Zhiqiang Wang, University of Rochester / William Renninger, University of Rochester
8:15 - 8:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2H.2
Ultrashort Pulse Generation From Fiber Kerr Resonators Based on Chirped Solitons

Presenter: William Renninger, University of Rochester, United States

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Fiber Kerr resonators generate ultrashort pulses with wavelengths and pulse patterns previously inaccessible by traditional mode-locked laser sources. This talk will review recent developments of fiber Kerr resonators based on chirped solitons, towards application-desirable performance.Authors: William Renninger, University of Rochester
8:45 - 9:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2H.3
All Polarization-Maintaining Wavelength-Tunable Femtosecond Mode-Locked Fiber Laser Based on Strain Controlled Lyot-Filter

Presenter: XIANGNAN SUN, The University of Tokyo, Japan

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We demonstrate for the first time a strain controlled all-PM fiber Lyot-filter which serve as a new wavelength tuning mechanism for all-PM femtosecond pulse mode-locked fiber laser. This tuning mechanism is approximately 100 times more efficient than previous approaches and suitable for generating kHz-order wavelength-swept femtosecond pulse laser.Authors: XIANGNAN SUN, The University of Tokyo / Shinji Yamashita, The University of Tokyo / Sze Set, The University of Tokyo
9:00 - 9:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2H.4
Self-Starting and low-Noise Counter-Propagating all-Normal-Dispersion (CANDi) Fiber Laser

Presenter: Bowen Li, University of Colorado, Boulder, United States

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Self-starting dynamics and noise characteristics of CANDi laser has been investigated. Near deterministic self-starting has been realize through enhanced self-seeding and the key to lowering the relative phase noise has been identified.Authors: Bowen Li, University of Colorado, Boulder / Neeraj Prakash, University of Colorado, Boulder / Shu-Wei Huang, University of Colorado, Boulder
9:15 - 9:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2H.5
Mamyshev Oscillator-Amplifier Integrated Ytterbium-Doped All-Fiber Laser

Presenter: Vincent Boulanger, COPL, Canada

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We present an all-fiber linear Mamyshev oscillator sharing its pump withan amplifier. This new design is enabled by fiber Bragg gratings and yields high energyefficiency, repetition rate and pulse performance without additional components.Authors: Vincent Boulanger, COPL / Michel Olivier, COPL / Michel Piché, COPL / François Trépanier, TeraXion
9:30 - 9:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2H.6
Spectral Peaking in Ultrashort Pulse Fiber Lasers With Molecular Gas Cell

Presenter: Norihiko Nishizawa, Nagoya University, Japan

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We demonstrated spectral peaking phenomenon in fiber laser cavity for the first time. Ultrashort soliton pulse with multiple sharp spectral peaks were successfully generated in Er-doped SWNT fiber laser with HCN gas cell.Authors: Norihiko Nishizawa, Nagoya University / Shotaro Kitajima, Nagoya University / Youichi Sakakibara, AIST
9:45 - 10:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2H.7
Accurate Modelling of Mode-Locked Dynamics in Fibre Lasers

Presenter: Bhaswar Dutta Gupta, The Photon Factory, University of Auckland, New Zealand

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We present a comprehensive numerical mode-locked laser model that incorporates amplified spontaneous emission and demonstrates significantly improved agreement with experimental results. Pump powers, which are the only input parameters, are also accurately predicted.Authors: Bhaswar Dutta Gupta, The Photon Factory, University of Auckland / Miro Erkintalo, University of Auckland / Claude Aguergaray, The Photon Factory, University of Auckland

SF2M

Biophotonic and High Power Applications

Presider: Tianyu Wang, Cornell University, United States
Meeting Room 212B

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8:00 - 8:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2M.1
Smart and Agile 84 W fs Yb-Fiber Laser for Spectroscopy

Presenter: Haydar Salman, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Germany

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We demonstrate an all-PM high power ultrafast Yb-fiber laser utilizing digital controls for frequency comb stabilization and femtosecond pulse shaping.Authors: Haydar Salman, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Mingqi Fan, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Henrik Tünnermann, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Prannay Balla, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / John Darvill, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Dominic Laumer, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Vito Pecile, University of Vienna / Jakob Fellinger, University of Vienna / Valentina Shumakova, University of Vienna / Christoph Mahnke, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Yuxuan Ma, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Christian Mohr, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Oliver Heckl, University of Vienna / Christoph Heyl, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY / Ingmar Hartl, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
8:30 - 8:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2M.2
Experimental Demonstration of Optical Beamforming on a Dispersion-Engineered Heterogeneous Multicore Fiber

Presenter: Mario Ureña Gisbert, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

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We report the experimental demonstration of tunable optical beamforming for phased-array antennas on a dispersion-engineered heterogeneous multicore fiber. We developed in-house both the fiber and the antenna and successfully demonstrated radio beam-steering at 26 GHz.© 2022 The Author(s)Authors: Mario Ureña Gisbert, Universitat Politècnica de València / Sergi García Cortijo, Universitat Politècnica de València / Jose Herranz Herruzo, Universitat Politècnica de València / Ivana Gasulla Mestre, Universitat Politècnica de València
8:45 - 9:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2M.3
Liquid-Crystal Optical Electrodes for Neural Interfacing

Presenter: Francois Ladouceur, University of New South Wales, Australia

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Traditional systems for neural interfacing rely on electrons for signal trans- mission from the biological tissue. We discuss herein an alternative approach using light to both sense and transmit the neural signals. Central to this approach is a novel passive, fluorophore-free optical electrode.Authors: Francois Ladouceur, University of New South Wales / Nigel Lovell, University of New South Wales / Amr Al Abed, University of New South Wales
9:15 - 9:30
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SF2M.4
Recent Progress on Single-Frequency EYDFAs for Gravitational Wave Detection

Presenter: Phillip Booker, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Germany

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We present a monolithic, single-frequency EYDFA at 1556nm with polarization-maintaining fibers and advanced cooling concept. The amplifier was long-term tested at 50W output power with low amplified spontaneous emission levels and no stimulated Brillouin scattering.Authors: Phillip Booker, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. / Kristopher Kruska, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. / Michael Steinke, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. / Benno Willke, Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut) / Peter Wessels, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. / Jörg Neumann, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. / Dietmar Kracht, Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
9:30 - 9:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2M.5
Coherent Combining of Broadband Radiation Using Multicore Fibers With Square Array of Coupled Cores

Presenter: Alexey Andrianov, Institute of Applied Physics of RAS, Russian Federation

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We demonstrate stable propagation of the out-of-phase supermode in a multicore fiber and efficient coherent combination the output radiation in a setup without lenslet array scalable to high power levels applicable to fiber amplifiers.Authors: Alexey Andrianov, Institute of Applied Physics of RAS / Nikolay Kalinin, Institute of Applied Physics of RAS / Elena Anashkina, Institute of Applied Physics of RAS / Alexey Balakin, Institute of Applied Physics of RAS / Sergey Skobelev, Institute of Applied Physics of RAS / Gerd Leuchs, Institute of Applied Physics of RAS / Alexander Litvak, Institute of Applied Physics of RAS

SF2F

Frequency Comb-Based Spectroscopy and Sensing

Presider: Kasper Van Gasse, Stanford University, United States
Executive Ballroom 210F

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8:00 - 8:15
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SF2F.1
Dual-Comb Absorption Spectroscopy of CeO in a Laser-Produced Plasma

Presenter: Ryan Rhoades, University of Arizona, United States

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We demonstrate the use of dual-comb spectroscopy to perform time-resolved absorption measurements on cerium monoxide molecules formed in a laser-produced plasma.Authors: Ryan Rhoades, University of Arizona / Reagan Weeks, University of Arizona / Seth Erickson, University of Arizona / Sivanandan Harilal, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory / Mark Phillips, University of Arizona / Ronald Jones, University of Arizona
8:15 - 8:30
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SF2F.2
Fourier Transform Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy Using an Optical Frequency Comb Source

Presenter: Lucile Rutkowski, Institute of Physics of Rennes, France

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We demonstrate a new broadband multiplexed cavity ring-down approach based on a near-infrared frequency comb source and a time-resolved Fourier transform spectrometer. We apply the technique to spectroscopy of atmospheric CO2 and H2O.Authors: Romain Dubroeucq, Institute of Physics of Rennes / Lucile Rutkowski, Institute of Physics of Rennes
8:30 - 9:00
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SF2F.3
Single-Cavity Dual-Comb for Spectroscopy and Ranging Applications

Presenter: Oliver Heckl, University of Vienna, Austria

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We present a simple approach for ambiguity-free dual-comb ranging. We exploit the intrinsic Intensity modulation of a single-cavity dual-color dual-comb for simultaneous time-of-flight and dual-comb distance measurements enabling us to overcome ambiguity limitations.Authors: Oliver Heckl, University of Vienna
9:00 - 9:15
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SF2F.4
Dual Comb Ranging and Rotation Sensing With Orbital Angular Momentum

Presenter: Alex Anderson, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States

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We demonstrate a dual comb ranging system capable of simultaneously measuring the distance to a target and the transverse rotation rate of the target by preparing the probe comb with orbital angular momentum.Authors: Alex Anderson, University of Colorado at Boulder / Elizabeth Strong, University of Colorado at Boulder / Sean Coburn, University of Colorado at Boulder / Gregory Rieker, University of Colorado at Boulder / Juliet Gopinath, University of Colorado at Boulder
9:15 - 9:30
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SF2F.5
Delay-Augmented Spectrometry for Target Classification Using a Frequency-Comb LiDAR

Presenter: Yu Han, Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

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We demonstrate LiDAR-based remote spectrometry of natural targets augmented with delay spectra using an ultra-broadband frequency comb. Material-dependent spectrally-resolved delays with an equivalent sensitivity better than 100 μm complement reflectance signatures for enhanced target classification.Authors: Yu Han, Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, ETH Zurich / David Salido-Monzú, Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, ETH Zurich / Andreas Wieser, Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, ETH Zurich
9:30 - 9:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2F.7
Frequency-Agility Probes Enable High Spatial Resolution for Digital Optical Frequency Comb-Based Fast BOTDA

Presenter: Huan He, Huazhong University of Science and Tech., China

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Utilizing frequency-agility probes in digital optical frequency comb-based fast BOTDA, a record 5 m spatial resolution over 5 km fiber with 4 MHz frequency resolution and 1 GHz bandwidth is demonstrated for the first time.Authors: Huan He, Huazhong University of Science and Tech. / Weilun Wei, Huazhong University of Science and Tech. / Zhiyong Zhao, Huazhong University of Science and Tech. / Songnian Fu, Guangdong University of Technology / Deming Liu, Huazhong University of Science and Tech. / Ming Tang, Huazhong University of Science and Tech.
9:45 - 10:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF2F.6
Long-Distance Ranging With Fiber-Frontend-Based LiDAR Using a Free-Running Dual-Comb Laser

Presenter: Sandro Camenzind, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

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We demonstrate long-distance ranging with a fiber-frontend-based LiDAR using a free-running solid-statedual-comb laser to reduce complexity and increase robustness. A distance of >10 meters to a moving target can be measured with micrometer precision.Authors: Sandro Camenzind, ETH Zurich / Jacob Fricke, ETH Zurich / Jost Kellner, ETH Zurich / Benjamin Willenberg, ETH Zurich / Justinas Pupeikis, ETH Zurich / Christopher Phillips, ETH Zurich / Ursula Keller, ETH Zurich

JF2A

Symposium on Light Control in Complex Medium: Fundamentals and Applications I

Presider: Hui Cao,
Executive Ballroom 210A

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Special Symposium

8:00 - 8:15
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JF2A.1
Quantum Holograms With Quantum Metasurfaces

Presenter: Peter Lloyd, University of California Santa Barbara, United States

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We develop quantum holograms by analyzing the light scattered from quantum metasurfaces made out of strongly interacting atoms for applications such as the non-destructive probing of many-body atomic state dynamicsAuthors: Peter Lloyd, University of California Santa Barbara / Rivka Bekenstein, Institute of Theoretical Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics / Shalom Kachko, Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
8:15 - 8:30
(UTC - 07:00)

JF2A.2
Long Wave Infrared Wavefront Reconstruction Through Complex Media

Presenter: Anwesh Bhattacharya, Institut Langevin, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, 1 Rue Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France, France

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A novel broadband infrared (IR) speckle imaging system with a thin scatterer and an uncooled microbolometric camera is employed to encode wavefront phase variations as local speckle deformations. The phase reconstruction from speckle shifts using a fast diffeomorphic algorithm finally demonstrates IR wavefront reconstruction through complex media.Authors: Anwesh Bhattacharya, Institut Langevin, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, 1 Rue Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France / Pascal Berto, Université de Paris, 45 Rue des Saints Pères, 75006 Paris, France / Valentina Krachmalnicoff, Institut Langevin, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, 1 Rue Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France / Ignacio Izeddin, Institut Langevin, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, 1 Rue Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France / Gilles Tessier, Sorbonne Université, CNRS UMR7210, INSERM UMRS968, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France / Yannick De Wilde, Institut Langevin, ESPCI Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, 1 Rue Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
8:30 - 9:00
(UTC - 07:00)

JF2A.3
Wavefront Shaping for Wireless Communications With Reconfigurable Intelligent Metasurfaces

Presenter: Mathias Fink, Ecole Sup Physique Chimie Industrielles, France

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in this talk, I will show how our work on wave control have led to the seminal concept behind large reconfigurable intelligent (meta)surfaces (RIS) that is proposed as a new paradigm for the sixth generation (6G) of communication networks. I will show how the optimization of these metasurfaces results from the generalization of the “time reversal mirror” concept to the one of the products of different time-reversal mirrors associated with each transmitter and receiverAuthors: Mathias Fink, Ecole Sup Physique Chimie Industrielles
9:00 - 9:30
(UTC - 07:00)

JF2A.4
Novel Optical Devices Based on Photon Manipulation in Nanostructure

Presenter: Yidong Huang, Tsinghua University, China

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Photon manipulation in nanostructure has spawned a range of novel optical devices, such as a real-time ultraspectral (Δλ/λ~0.001) camera with spatial resolution of 360x440, on chip free electron light source, and so on.Authors: Yidong Huang, Tsinghua University / Kaiyu Cui, Tsinghua University / Fang Liu, Tsinghua University
9:30 - 10:00
(UTC - 07:00)

JF2A.5
Time-Delay Eigenstates in Light-Scattering Media.

Presenter: Allard Mosk, Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands

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Measurements of the time delay matrix in a multiple scattering ZnO powder reveal specific wavefronts that experience a significantly longer time delay than average. The high fidelity of our measurements is a crucial factor.Authors: Allard Mosk, Universiteit Utrecht

JF2B

Symposium on Topological Lasers I

Executive Ballroom 210B

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8:00 - 8:30
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JF2B.1
Topological Light Sources and Lasers

Presenter: Rushin Contractor, University of California, Berkeley, United States

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I will discuss recent progress on topological light sources. In particular, I will discuss non-reciprocal integrated light sources and orbital angular momentum surface-emitting lasers based on the quantum Hall effect. I will also discuss single-mode lasers based on the valley-Hall effect as well as future directions and challenges.Authors: Zhetao Jia, University of California, Berkeley / Boubacar Kante, University of California, Berkeley / Rushin Contractor, University of California, Berkeley
8:30 - 9:00
(UTC - 07:00)

JF2B.2
Theory of Topological Lasers and of Their Coherence

Presenter: Iacopo Carusotto, INO-CNR, Italy

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We present our recent advances in the building of a theory of topological laser operation. The coherence properties of the emission are characterized using statistical mechanics concepts, the fundamental limitations identified, and robustness against fabrication disorder highlighted.Authors: Iacopo Carusotto, INO-CNR / Ivan Amelio, ETH / Aurelian Loirette-Pelous, Institut d'Optique / Alberto Muñoz de las Heras, Università di Trento / Matteo Seclì, SISSA
9:00 - 9:30
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JF2B.3
Chiral Microcavity Lasers

Presenter: Alberto Amo, Laboratory PhLAM - CNRS - University of Lille, France

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Light-matter coupling in microcavities provides new opportunities to break-time reversal symmetry in optics. We have engineered photonic molecules which lase in chiral modes whose chirality can be optically controlled.Authors: Alberto Amo, Laboratory PhLAM - CNRS - University of Lille
9:30 - 10:00
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JF2B.4
Topological Nano/Micro/High-Power Lasers

Presenter: Yasutomo Ota, Keio University, Japan

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We review our effort on the development of topological lasers, including nanocavity lasers based on zero-dimensional topological edge states and their conceptual extension to high-power lasers. We also address microring lasers utilizing topological slow-light modes.Authors: Yasutomo Ota, Keio University / Yasuhiko Arakawa, University of Tokyo / Satoshi Iwamoto, University of Tokyo

10:30 — 12:30 (Pacific Time (US & Canada), UTC - 07:00)

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FF3J

Quantum Computation II

Presider: Michael Brodsky, US Army Research Laboratory, United States
Meeting Room 211B

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10:30 - 10:45
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FF3J.1
Experimental Resource-Efficient Photonic Variational Quantum Eigensolver

Presenter: DongHwa LEE, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea (the Republic of)

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We report implementation of experimental-resource efficient photonic variational quantum eigensolver using multiple degrees of freedom of a single photon. It is equipped with the quantum error mitigation protocol that efficiently remedies the Pauli channel noise.Authors: DongHwa LEE, Korea Institute of Science and Technology / Jinil Lee, Korea Institute of Science and Technology / Seongjin Hong, Korea Institute of Science and Technology / Hyang-Tag Lim, Korea Institute of Science and Technology / Young-Wook Cho, Korea Institute of Science and Technology / Sang-Wook Han, Korea Institute of Science and Technology / Hyundong Shin, Kyung Hee University / Junaid Rehman, Korea Institute of Science and Technology / Yong-Su Kim, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
10:45 - 11:00
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3J.2
Programming Multi-Mode Quantum Circuits in Complex Scattering Media

Presenter: Saroch Leedumrongwatthanakun, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

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We demonstrate the manipulation of a five-dimensional spatially entangled two-photon state using reprogrammable multi-mode optical circuits implemented within a multi-mode fiber.Authors: Suraj Goel, Heriot-Watt University / Saroch Leedumrongwatthanakun, Heriot-Watt University / Natalia Valencia, Heriot-Watt University / Will McCutcheon, Heriot-Watt University / Pepijn Pinkse, University of Twente / Claudio Conti, Sapienza University / Mehul Malik, Heriot-Watt University
11:00 - 11:15
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3J.3
Destructive Controlled Phase Gate Using Linear Optics

Presenter: Saurabh Shringarpure, University of Maryland Baltimore County, United States

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Two nonlinear sign gates can be combined to implement a controlled-phase gate using only linear optics. We propose a destructive controlled-phase gate for single-rail target qubits requiring the use of a single nonlinear sign gate.Authors: Saurabh Shringarpure, University of Maryland Baltimore County / James Franson, University of Maryland Baltimore County
11:15 - 11:30
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FF3J.4
Experimental Demonstration of a Spatial Mode Quantum Gate Assisted by Diffractive Deep Neural Networks

Presenter: Qianke Wang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

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We demonstrate a quantum controlled-NOT (CNOT) gate operating on spatial modes of single photons. The CNOT gate is implemented by a series of spatially separated phase plates generated by diffractive deep neural networks (D2NNs).Authors: Qianke Wang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology / Jun Liu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology / Dawei Lyu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology / Jian Wang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
11:30 - 11:45
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FF3J.5
Experimental Realization of Non-Adiabatic Holonomic Quantum Gates

Presenter: Vera Neef, Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, Germany

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We present the experimental realization of non-adiabatic holonomic quantum gates, paving the way towards noise-resilient quantum computing in integrated quantum optics. Their topologically protected functionalities are realized solely by means of non-Abelian geometric phases.Authors: Vera Neef, Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock / Julien Pinske, Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock / Matthias Heinrich, Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock / Stefan Scheel, Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock / Alexander Szameit, Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock
11:45 - 12:00
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3J.6
Quantum Information Processing of Spatially Entangled Photons With a Programmable Light Converter

Presenter: Ohad Lib, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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We demonstrate a reconfigurable and scalable processor of entangled photons based on multi-plane light conversion and perform key tasks of quantum information processing including high-dimensional entanglement certification, arbitrary state transformations, and mode conversion.Authors: Ohad Lib, Hebrew University of Jerusalem / Kfir Sulimany, Hebrew University of Jerusalem / Yaron Bromberg, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
12:00 - 12:30
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3J.7
Photonic Simulation Tools for Quantum Applications

Presenter: Ryan Camacho, Brigham Young University, United States

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We describe several open source photonic simulation packages for modeling classical and quantum photonic circuits. Direct integration with quantum photonic circuit solvers allows for quantum photonic circuit simulation that is hardware-aware and device-specific.Authors: Ryan Camacho, Brigham Young University

FF3K

Components for Quantum Networks

Presider: Sara Mouradian, University of Washington, United States
Meeting Room 211C

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10:30 - 10:45
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FF3K.1
Three-Way Frequency Beamsplitter

Presenter: Richard Oliver, Columbia University, United States

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We perform classical unitary conversion between three frequencies mediated by Bragg-scattering four-wave mixing with three pump fields. In the quantum regime, such a scheme can be scaled to realize N-frequency-bin W-states and boson sampling.Authors: Richard Oliver, Columbia University / Miri Blau, Columbia University / Alexander Gaeta, Columbia University
10:45 - 11:00
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3K.2
Quantum Interface for Telecom Ultrafast and Nanosecond Light Pulses

Presenter: Filip Sosnicki, University of Warsaw, Poland

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We experimentally show spectral bandwidth compression of broadband heralded single photons by two orders of magnitude, from 1.5 nm to 5 pm, increasing a photon flux through a 2 pm filter by a factor of 12.Authors: Filip Sosnicki, University of Warsaw / Michal Mikolajczyk, University of Warsaw / Ali Golestani, University of Warsaw / Jerzy Szuniewicz, University of Warsaw / Adam Widomski, University of Warsaw / Michal Karpinski, University of Warsaw
11:00 - 11:15
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3K.3
8-Channel Quantum Photonic Network Switch

Presenter: Kevin Palm, The MITRE Corporation, United States

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We report a reconfigurable quantum photonic network switch with sub-μs rise times operating at visible wavelengths. Using hardware error correction, this system enables high-fidelity access to eight channels connected to spin memories.Authors: Mark Dong, The MITRE Corporation / Kevin Palm, The MITRE Corporation / Genevieve Clark, The MITRE Corporation / D. Andrew Golter, The MITRE Corporation / Kevin Chen, MIT / Linsen Li, MIT / Andrew Leenheer, Sandia National Laboratories / Daniel Dominguez, Sandia National Laboratories / Matthew Zimmermann, The MITRE Corporation / David Heim, The MITRE Corporation / Alex Witte, The MITRE Corporation / Gerald Gilbert, The MITRE Corporation / Matt Eichenfield, Sandia National Laboratories / Dirk Englund, MIT
11:15 - 11:30
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3K.4
Electric-Field Programmable Spin Arrays for Scalable Quantum Repeaters

Presenter: Hanfeng Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

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We introduce an electric-field programmable spin array (FPSA) for scalable quantum repeaters. We analyze the FPSA scheme for arrays of nitrogen vacancy color centers in a slow-light diamond waveguide.Authors: Hanfeng Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Matthew Trusheim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Laura Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Dirk Englund, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3K.5
A Phase-Coherent on-Chip Single-Photon SWAP Gate

Presenter: Xiang Cheng, University of California, Los Angeles, United States

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We demonstrate a single-photon SWAP gate between polarization and spatial-momentum qubits on a silicon-on-oxide chip. Phase coherence of the SWAP gate operation is confirmed via single-photon self-interference, with visibility up to 98.89%.Authors: Xiang Cheng, University of California, Los Angeles / Zhenda Xie, Nanjing University / Kai-Chi Chang, University of California, Los Angeles / Murat Can Sarihan, University of California, Los Angeles / Yoo Seung Lee, University of California, Los Angeles / Yongnan Li, Nankai University / Mingbin Yu, Institute of Microelectronics / Dim-Lee Kwong, Institute of Microelectronics / Jeffrey Shapiro, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Franco Wong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Chee Wei Wong, University of California, Los Angeles
11:45 - 12:00
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3K.6
Information Extraction in Photon Counting Experiments

Presenter: Timon Schapeler, Paderborn University, Germany

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We use quantum detector tomography to quantify the extracted information of detection outcomes from five different multiplexed SNSPDs. This allows to directly compare the quality of different multiplexing architectures for photon-counting applications.Authors: Timon Schapeler, Paderborn University / Tim Bartley, Paderborn University
12:00 - 12:30
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3K.7
an Atomic Frequency Comb Memory in Rare-Earth Doped Thin-Film Lithium Niobate

Presenter: Yuqi Zhao, University of Maryland, College Park, United States

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We demonstrate compact chip-integrated atomic frequency comb storage in rare-earth doped thin-film lithium niobate. Our optical memory exhibits a broad storage bandwidth exceeding 100 MHz, and optical storage time of over 250 ns.Authors: Subhojit Dutta, University of Maryland, College Park / Yuqi Zhao, University of Maryland, College Park / Uday Saha, University of Maryland, College Park / Demitry Farfurnik, University of Maryland, College Park / Elizabeth Goldschmidt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign / Edo Waks, University of Maryland, College Park

FF3C

Nonlinear and Quantum Plasmonics

Presider: Polina Vabishchevich, National Inst of Standards & Technology, United States
Executive Ballroom 210C

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10:30 - 11:00
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FF3C.5
Continuous-Wave mid-Infrared to Visible Frequency Upconversion With a Molecular Optomechanical Nanocavity

Presenter: Wen Chen, EPFL, Switzerland

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I will present the first experimental demonstration of using a dual-band plasmonic nanocavity hosting a few hundred molecules to realize the optomechanical transduction of sub-um continuous wave signals from the mid-infrared onto the visible domain at ambient conditions, with 13 orders of magnitude enhancement in upconversion efficiency.Authors: Wen Chen, EPFL / Philippe Roelli, EPFL / Huatian Hua, Wuhan Institute of Technology / Sachin Verlekar, EPFL / Sakthi Amirtharaj, EPFL / Angela Barreda, Friedrich Schiller University Jena / Tobias Kippenberg, EPFL / Miroslavna Kovylina, Universitat Politècnica de València / Ewold Verhagen, AMOLF / Alejandro Martínez, Universitat Politècnica de València / Christophe Galland, EPFL
11:00 - 11:15
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FF3C.1
Quantum-Coherent Light-Electron Interaction in an SEM

Presenter: Tomas Chlouba, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

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Quantum-coherent light-free-electron interaction was shown more than a decade ago in a transmission electron microscope leading to a variety of applications. We now show the quantum-coherent interaction in a scanning electron microscope, offering substantial advantages over TEMs.Authors: Tomas Chlouba, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg / Roy Shiloh, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg / Peter Hommelhoff, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
11:15 - 11:30
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3C.2
Observing the Modification of Quantum Statistics of Plasmonic Systems

Presenter: Chenglong You, Louisiana State University, United States

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We demonstrate that quantum statistics are not always preserved in plasmonic systems and report the observation of their modification. We show the potential of optical near fields to modify the statistics of multiparticle systems.Authors: Chenglong You, Louisiana State University / Mingyuan Hong, Louisiana State University / Narayan Bhusal, Louisiana State University / Jinnan Chen, University of Alabama in Huntsville / Mario Quiroz-Juarez, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa / Joshua Fabre, Louisiana State University / Fatemeh Mostafavi, Louisiana State University / Junpeng Guo, University of Alabama in Huntsville / Israel De Leon, Tecnologico de Monterrey / Roberto Leon Montiel, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México / Omar Magana Loaiza, Louisiana State University
11:30 - 11:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3C.3
Plasmon-Enhanced Quantum Emission From Spin Defects in Two-Dimensional Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Presenter: Xiaohui Xu, Purdue University, United States

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We demonstrate 120-fold photoluminescence enhancement of VB- spin defects in hBN by coupling them to nanopatch antennas. Since the laser spot is 6.25 times larger than the antenna area, the actual enhancement is 750-foldAuthors: Xiaohui Xu, Purdue University / Abhishek Solanki, Purdue University / Demid Sychev, Purdue University / Xingyu Gao, Purdue University / Zachariah Martin, Purdue University / Alexander Baburin, Bauman Moscow State Technical University / Yong Chen, Purdue University / Ilya Rodionov, Bauman Moscow State Technical University / Alexander Kildishev, Purdue University / Tongcang Li, Purdue University / Pramey Upadhyaya, Purdue University / Alexandra Boltasseva, Purdue University / Vladimir Shalaev, Purdue University
11:45 - 12:00
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FF3C.4
Fluorescence Enhancement of Er³⁺-Ions Using Reverse Hybrid Plasmonic Nano-Focusing

Presenter: Nicholas Gusken, Imperial College, United States

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We report the broadband fluorescence enhancement of erbium ions embedded in a single non-resonant reverse nano-focusing waveguide. We measure a radiative Purcell enhancement of > 360 and a total emission rate enhancement of > 250 across the entire measured spectrum including the prominent telecoms C-band.Authors: Nicholas Gusken, Imperial College / Ming Fu, Imperial College / Maximilian Zapf, Universtity Jena / Stefan Maier, Imperial College / Carsten Ronning, Universtity Jena / Mark Brongersma, Stanford University / Rupert Oulton, Imperial College
12:00 - 12:15
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FF3C.6
Electron-Beam Spectroscopies as Probes of Quantum Effects in Nanoplasmonics

Presenter: Paulo Andre Goncalves, ICFO The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Spain

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We demonstrate how the unique ability of free-electron beams to produce deeply subwavelength near-fields can be harnessed for inferring the quantum nonlocal response of metals from electron energy-loss and cathodoluminescence spectra.Authors: Paulo Andre Goncalves, ICFO The Institute of Photonic Sciences / Javier García de Abajo, ICFO The Institute of Photonic Sciences
12:15 - 12:30
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FF3C.7
Tunable Optical Switches Based on Spin Valley Quantum Coherence in Hybrid WS₂-Metallic Nanoantenna Systems

Presenter: Seyed Sadeghi, University of Alabama in Huntsville, United States

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A tunable optical switching process based on spin valley quantum coherence in a hybrid system consisting of a WS2 monolayer and a metallic nanoantenna is investigated. This process is induced by plasmonically-mediated intervalley exciton-plasmon coupling which is shown to be quite resilient against ultrafast valley decoherence.Authors: Seyed Sadeghi, University of Alabama in Huntsville

FF3N

New Methods in Ultrafast Lasers and Strong-field Physics

Presider: Emma Springate, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, United Kingdom
Meeting Room 212B

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10:30 - 10:45
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FF3N.1
Simultaneously Tracking Tens of Reaction Pathways Initiated by Tunnel Ionization of Organic Molecules

Presenter: Marcos Dantus, Michigan State University, United States

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We present experimental results where tens of products resulting from strong-field ionization of organic molecules are tracked simultaneously via disruptive probing. A theoretical model is used fit to the results and extract dynamic constants.Authors: Bethany Jochim, Michigan State University / Lindsey DeJesus, Michigan State University / Marcos Dantus, Michigan State University
10:45 - 11:00
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3N.2
Magnetic Field Amplification in Relativistic Laser-Driven Implosion of a Gas-Density Structured Target

Presenter: Jesse Griff-McMahon, Princeton University, United States

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We demonstrate significant magnetic field amplification by injecting a relativistic beam along the axis of a preformed gas channel. The induced plasma implosion is found to be the main amplification mechanism.Authors: Jesse Griff-McMahon, Princeton University / Julia Mikhailova, Princeton University
11:00 - 11:15
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3N.3
Verifying the Frequency Resolved Optical Switching Technique to Accurately Characterize Multi-Octave IR Pulse

Presenter: Adrien Longa, INRS, Canada

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We present advanced features of the frequency resolved optical switching technique: (i) temporal characterization of an IR supercontinuum, (ii) a high precision on group delay dispersion, (iii) characterization of pulses independently of their polarization direction.Authors: Adrien Longa, INRS / Mayank Kumar, INRS / Philippe Lassonde, INRS / Heide Ibrahim, INRS / François Légaré, INRS / Adrien Leblanc, LOA
11:15 - 11:30
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3N.4
Single-Shot Spatiospectral Characterization of Ultrafast Pulse-Beams

Presenter: David Goldberger, Colorado School of Mines, United States

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Single-shot spatiospectral characterization of ultrafast pulse-beams is critical for their optimal application. Here we demonstrate, to our knowledge, the first reference-free spatiospectral characterization of a single pulse-beam, performed using broadband single-shot ptychography (BBSSP).Authors: David Goldberger, Colorado School of Mines / Jonathan Barolak, Colorado School of Mines / Charles Bevis, Univerity of Pavia / Bojana Ivanic, Colorado School of Mines / Charles Durfee, Colorado School of Mines / Daniel Adams, Colorado School of Mines
11:30 - 12:00
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3N.5
In-Situ Structuring of Liquid Droplets for Efficient Relativistic Electron Energy Plasma With mJ Class Lasers Provided

Presenter: Manchikanti Krishnamurthy, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India

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Relativistic electron generation is seldom associated with mJ femtosecond laser. Exploiting classical two-plasmon decay phenomenon in structured liquid droplets we demonstrate MeV electron temperature plasma generation with electron upto 6 MeV generated as two beams.Authors: Manchikanti Krishnamurthy, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
12:00 - 12:30
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FF3N.6
Coherent Diffraction Imaging of Ultrafast Dynamics in Single Nanoparticles

Presenter: Daniela Rupp, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

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Intense short-wavelength pulses from free-electron lasers and high-harmonic sources enable coherent diffraction imaging of individual nanoparticles, allowing the visualization of fragile objects such as superfluid helium nanodroplets and tracing ultrafast light-induced dynamics on the nanoscale.Authors: Daniela Rupp, ETH Zürich

FF3D

Chiral and Rotational Structures

Presider: Farid Kalhor, Purdue University, United States
Executive Ballroom 210D

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10:30 - 10:45
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FF3D.1
Magneto-Optical Nonreciprocity Without 3D Chirality: Archimedean Spirals on InSb

Presenter: Peisong Peng, Tulane University, United States

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We achieve tunable nonreciprocal directional dichroism at terahertz frequen-cies without breaking the spatial inversion symmetry by combining an Archimedean spi-ral metasurface and the magneto-optical effect in indium antimonide (InSb) in one hybridmetamaterial.Authors: Peisong Peng, Tulane University / Grija Thapa, University of South Florida / Jiangfeng Zhou, University of South Florida / Diyar Talbayev, Tulane University
10:45 - 11:00
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3D.2
Chiral-Symmetric Higher-Order Topological Phases Protected by Multipole Winding Number Invariants

Presenter: Alexander Cerjan, Sandia National Laboratories, United States

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We introduce novel higher-order topological phases in chiral-symmetric systems protected by multipole winding numbers, bulk integer topological invariants that can yield multiple topological states per corner.Authors: Wladimir Benalcazar, Princeton University / Alexander Cerjan, Sandia National Laboratories
11:00 - 11:15
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FF3D.3
Metasurface Based Orbital Angular Momentum Multiplexing and Demultiplexing at E-Band Frequency

Presenter: Hyeongju Chung, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea (the Republic of)

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We demonstrate orbital-angular-momentum (OAM) multiplexing and demultiplexing at E-band frequency using a metasurface. With off-axis integration, two Gaussian beams are converted to two orthogonal OAM beams, which are in turn demultiplexed into two off-axis directions.Authors: Hyeongju Chung, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology / Daeik Kim, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology / Eunmi Choi, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology / Jongwon Lee, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
11:15 - 11:30
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FF3D.4
Planar Terahertz Toroidal Meta-Device for Efficient Polarization Conversion

Presenter: Angana Bhattacharya, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India

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An ultra-wideband polarization conversion of linearly polarized light via a toroidal metamaterial has been demonstrated experimentally. The cross-polarization conversion of more than 40% is achieved which is highest to the best of our knowledge.Authors: Angana Bhattacharya, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati / Rakesh Sarkar, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati / Ajinkya Punjal, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research / Shriganesh Prabhu, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research / Gagan Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
11:30 - 11:45
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FF3D.5
Localization From the Twisted Bilayer Dielectric Photonic Crystal Slabs

Presenter: Haoning Tang, Harvard University, United States

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We designed and fabricate the on-chip twisted bilayer photonic crystal slabs that introduce moiré flat-bands and frequency-tuned Anderson-like light localization.Authors: Haoning Tang, Harvard University / Fan Du, Harvard University / Xueqi Ni, Zhejiang University / Eric Mazur, Harvard University
11:45 - 12:00
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FF3D.6
(Withdrawn) MAnipulating Laser Emission Chirality Through Metasurface-Structured Microcavity

Presenter: Zhiyi Yuan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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This study represents the first demonstration of enhanced light-meta-atom interactions in a microcavity, with a focus on chiral laser. Our work shows great impact in fundamental laser science, opening new possibilities by bridging metasurface and microlasers.Authors: Zhiyi Yuan, Nanyang Technological University / Shih-Hsiu Huang, National Cheng Kung University / Pin Chieh Wu, National Cheng Kung University / YU-CHENG CHEN, Nanyang Technological University
12:00 - 12:15
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FF3D.7
Experimental Investigation for the Causes of Orbital-Angular-Momentum Modal Coupling Through a Dynamic Random Turbulent Medium

Presenter: Haoqian Song, University of Southern California, United States

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We experimentally measure the contributions of beam distortion and wandering to OAM modal coupling through a random turbulent medium. The inter-modal power coupling further increases under turbulent-medium-induced beam distortions in comparison with the beam-wandering-only cases.Authors: Haoqian Song, University of Southern California / Yuxiang Duan, University of Southern California / Huibin Zhou, University of Southern California / Runzhou Zhang, University of Southern California / Hao Song, University of Southern California / Xinzhou Su, University of Southern California / Cristian Acevedo, University of Central Florida / Mahdi Eshaghi, University of Central Florida / Kaiheng Zou, University of Southern California / Kai Pang, University of Southern California / Moshe Tur, Tel Aviv University / Aristide Dogariu, University of Central Florida / Richard Watkins, Clemson University / Alan Willner, University of Southern California
12:15 - 12:30
(UTC - 07:00)

FF3D.8
Tailoring the Spectral Response of Multilayered Chiral Mid-Infrared Metamaterials

Presenter: Hannah Barnard, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

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A simulation and experimental study of multilayered chiral metamaterial stacks, optically active in the important mid-IR region of the spectrum. We demonstrate the ability to tune the spectral response based on layer configuration.Authors: Hannah Barnard, University of Exeter / Geoffrey Nash, University of Exeter

SF3L

Laser Induced Surface Effects

Presider: Anthony Valenzuela, US Army Research Laboratory, United States
Meeting Room 211D

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10:30 - 11:30
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SF3L.1
Femtosecond Laser Materials Processing and Applications

Presenter: Chunlei Guo, U of Rochester, The Institute of Optics, United States

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Femtosecond lasers are a powerful tool for high-precision material processing and functionalization. In this tutorial talk, I will discuss recent advancements in femtosecond laser processing, including the mechanisms and the resulting material properties and applications.Authors: Chunlei Guo, U of Rochester, The Institute of Optics
11:30 - 12:00
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SF3L.2
Topographical, Structural and Chemical Nanopatterning of Ultrafast Laser Irradiated Surfaces

Presenter: Jean-Philippe Colombier, Laboratoire Hubert Curien, France

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Design of periodic structures with arranged topographical, chemical and structural state offers new ways to manipulate material properties at the nanoscale and can be realized by spontaneous ordering of matter induced by laser irradiation. We report the achievement of laser-induced nanopatterns that combine physicochemical nanofeatures.Authors: Jean-Philippe Colombier, Laboratoire Hubert Curien / Mathilde Prudent, Laboratoire Hubert Curien / Djafar Iabbaden, Laboratoire Hubert Curien / Anton Rudenko, University of Arizona / Florent Bourquard, Laboratoire Hubert Curien / Florence Garrelie, Laboratoire Hubert Curien
12:00 - 12:15
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SF3L.3
Influence of Defects on the Femtosecond Laser Damage Resistance of Multi-Layer Dielectric Grating

Presenter: Simin Zhang, The Ohio State University, United States

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The influence of various defects on the femtosecond laser damage resistance of a HfO2/SiO2/Ta2O5-based 48-layer grating designed for 800 nm is studied using the finite-difference time-domain method incorporated with the Keldysh photoionization theory.Authors: Simin Zhang, The Ohio State University / Ziyao Su, The Ohio State University / Carmen Menoni, Colorado State University / Enam Chowdhury, The Ohio State University
12:15 - 12:30
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SF3L.4
Towards Efficient Nanostructuring of Silica Glass by Elliptically Polarized Ultrafast Laser Pulses

Presenter: Yuhao Lei, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

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Efficient creation of anisotropic nanopores and associated birefringence in silica glass by elliptically polarized femtosecond laser pulses is observed, contrary to common belief. Application to multiplexed optical data storage is demonstrated.Authors: Yuhao Lei, University of Southampton / Gholamreza Shayeganrad, University of Southampton / Huijun Wang, University of Southampton / Chun Deng, University of Southampton / Peter Kazansky, University of Southampton

SF3I

Controlling the Properties of Light

Presider: Ioan Dancus, IFIN-HH/ELI-NP, Romania
Meeting Room 211A

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10:30 - 10:45
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SF3I.1
Influence of the in-Stretcher Beam Size on the Temporal Contrast of CPA Laser Systems

Presenter: Simon Roeder, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Germany

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We demonstrate here, that for clever stretcher designs the dependency between beam size and the slow rising edge in the ps-scale, that is present in most CPA laser systems, can be used for contrast improvements.Authors: Simon Roeder, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH / Yannick Zobus, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH / Christian Brabetz, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH / Vincent Bagnoud, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH
10:45 - 11:00
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SF3I.2
(Withdrawn) Diode Laser Pumped cw Single-Mode Ruby Laser

Presenter: Walter Luhs, Photonic Engineering, Germany

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A novel single mode TEM00 ruby laser pumped with a 405 nm laser diode operated in a less than 10 mm plane-parallel resonator emits up to 70 mW, tuneable within 400 GHz.Authors: Walter Luhs, Photonic Engineering / Bernd Wellegehausen, Leibniz-University Hannover / Uwe Morgner, Leibniz-University Hannover
11:00 - 11:15
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SF3I.3
Start-to-End Software Model: Engineering and
Reverse-Engineering Laser Systems

Presenter: Jack Hirschman, Stanford University, United States

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A start-to-end (S2E) software model of a laser system can be essentialin designing and characterizing laser systems. We present sucha generalized S2E model which can be adapted to any broadly defined laser system.Authors: Jack Hirschman, Stanford University / Randy Lemons, Colorado School of Mines / Peter Kroetz, University of Hamburg / Sergio Carbajo, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
11:15 - 11:30
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SF3I.4
Observance of Lasing and Amplification in the First Titanium Doped Sapphire Whispering-Gallery Laser

Presenter: Farhan Azeem, The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, New Zealand

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We report on the first ever titanium doped sapphire whispering-gallery laser with a record low threshold of 14.2 mW. Moreover, amplification is shown in the mode narrowing of a probe laser at 795 nm.Authors: Farhan Azeem, The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies / Luke Trainor, The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies / Ang Gao, Nankai University / Maya Isarov, The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies / Dmitry Strekalov, The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies / Harald Schwefel, The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies
11:30 - 11:45
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SF3I.5
Ultraviolet Orbital Angular Momentum Generation Through a Second-Harmonic Process

Presenter: Kunjian Dai, Clemson University, United States

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This paper introduces a Higher Order Bessel Gaussian beam system for the generation of light in the ultraviolet band (258.5 nm) using a second harmonic nonlinear process. Thus, provifding a dynamically controlled high-dimensional OAM UV source.Authors: Kunjian Dai, Clemson University / Justin Free, Clemson University / Keith Miller, Clemson University / Richard Watkins, Clemson University / Eric Johnson, Clemson University
11:45 - 12:00
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SF3I.6
Improvement in fs pre-Pulse and ps Pedestal in the J-KAREN-P Laser Facility

Presenter: Hiromitsu Kiriyama, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Japan

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We have realized the removal of most pre-pulses with wedged optics and orders of magnitude enhancement of the pedestal with higher optical quality optics. We have successfully installed the plasma mirror system for further improvement.Authors: Hiromitsu Kiriyama, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology / Yasuhiro Miyasaka, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology / Akira Kon, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology / Mamiko Nishiuchi, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology / Akito Sagisaka, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology / Hajime Sasao, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology / Alexander Pirozhkov, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology / Yuji Fukuda, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology / Koichi Ogura, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology / Kotaro Kondo, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology / Nicholas Dover, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology / Masaki Kando, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
12:00 - 12:15
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SF3I.7
In-Cavity Beam Cleaning by Anti-Resonant Hollow-Core Fiber Spliced to Multimode Yb-Doped Fiber

Presenter: Huizi Li, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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We demonstrated that an anti-resonant hollow-core fiber, exhibiting large higher-order mode extinction ratio, works as an efficient spatial mode filter inside a cavity, improving the M2 from 2.09 to 1.39 at 57.7 W laser output.Authors: Huizi Li, Nanyang Technological University / Charu Goel, Nanyang Technological University / Jichao Zang, Nanyang Technological University / Wonkeun Chang, Nanyang Technological University / Seongwoo Yoo, Nanyang Technological University
12:15 - 12:30
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SF3I.8
Galaxy Waves: 3D Inhomogeneous Auto-Accelerating Beams

Presenter: Yijie Shen, Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

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We propose and generate a new class of structured light whose wavepackets have 3D inhomogeneous angular velocity evolution with auto-accelerating upon both its longitudinal propagation and transverse multilayer rotation akin to galactic kinematics.Authors: Jing Pan, Key Laboratory of Photonic Control Technology (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education / Yijie Shen, Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton / Hao Wang, Key Laboratory of Photonic Control Technology (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education / Qiang Liu, Key Laboratory of Photonic Control Technology (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education

SF3P

Lasers and Parametric Sources

Presider: Jifeng Liu, Dartmouth College, United States
Meeting Room 212D

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10:30 - 10:45
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SF3P.1
Full-Silica Metamaterial to Tailor Polarization State of UV High Power Lasers

Presenter: Jerome Neauport, Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, France

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We report on a full silica transmission grating able to act as a wave plate at the wavelength of 351nm, offering performances that open the road to high-power lasers applicationsAuthors: nicolas Bonod, CNRS / pierre Brianceau, Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique / Jerome Neauport, Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique / jerome daurios, Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
10:45 - 11:00
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SF3P.2
ZPAN: a New Organic Nonlinear Optical Crystal for THz Generation

Presenter: Matthew Lutz, Brigham Young University, United States

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We discover and characterize the new organic nonlinear optical crystal ZPAN for THz generation.Authors: Matthew Lutz, Brigham Young University / Zachary Zaccardi, Brigham Young University / Enoch Ho, Brigham Young University / David Michaelis, Brigham Young University / Jeremy Johnson, Brigham Young University
11:00 - 11:30
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SF3P.4
Nanoscale Parametric Sources

Presenter: Alfredo De Rossi, Thales Research & Technology, France

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A suitale combination of design and materials is exploited to achieve ultra-efficient parametric interactions in photonic crystal resonators with low internal dissipation, leading to miniaturized high-efficiency sources such as optical parametric oscillators for quantum information (squeezing) and high-purity local optomechanical oscillator for microwave photonics.Authors: Inès Ghorbel, Thales Research & Technology / Aude Martin, Thales Research & Technology / Isabelle Sagnes, Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies / Rémy Braive, Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies / Fabrice Raineri, Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies / Alfredo De Rossi, Thales Research & Technology / Sylvain Combrié, Thales Research & Technology
11:30 - 11:45
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SF3P.5
Low-Threshold Lasing in GeSnOI Microdisk Lasers With Reduced Defect Density

Presenter: Melvina Chen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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We report optically pumped low-threshold lasing in GeSnOI microdisk lasers with reduced defect density. The measured lasing threshold of 17 kW/cm2 was 10 times lower than that of the control sample containing highly defective interfaces.Authors: Melvina Chen, Nanyang Technological University / Yongduck Jung, Nanyang Technological University / Daniel Burt, Nanyang Technological University / Youngmin Kim, Nanyang Technological University / Hyo-Jun Joo, Nanyang Technological University / Lin Zhang, Nanyang Technological University / Simone Assali, École Polytechnique de Montréal / Oussama Moutanabbir, École Polytechnique de Montréal / Chuan Seng Tan, Nanyang Technological University / Donguk Nam, Nanyang Technological University
11:45 - 12:00
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SF3P.6
Programmable Microlaser Array Enabled by Living Biomaterials

Presenter: GONG XUERUI, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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A biologically programmable microlsaer was developed, where lasing wavelength can be controlled by enzyme reaction in hydrogel microdroplets confined in microcavities. This study represents the first development of a biological controlled laser for optical information applications.Authors: GONG XUERUI, Nanyang Technological University / Zhen Qiao, Nanyang Technological University / YU-CHENG CHEN, Nanyang Technological University
12:00 - 12:15
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SF3P.7
Fabrication and Characterization of Baria-Silicate Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers

Presenter: Saber Jalilpiran, Laval university, Canada

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We present a baria-silicate erbium-doped fiber, fabricated using solution-doping technique, with 3 mol% BaO concentration. The fiber displays a low background loss (<10 dB/km at 1200 nm) and is used in an extended L-band amplifier.Authors: Saber Jalilpiran, Laval university / Firat Durak, Laval university / Victor Fuertes, Laval university / Frédéric Maes, Huawei Technologies / Lixian Wang, Huawei Technologies / Younès Messaddeq, Laval university / Sophie Larochelle, Laval university
12:15 - 12:30
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SF3P.3
Heteroepitaxial Growth of Mixed OP-GaAsP Periodic Structures and Second-Harmonic Generation

Presenter: Valentin Petrov, Max Born Institute, Germany

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Orientation-patterned GaAs0.85P0.15 is grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy on a GaAs template and second-harmonic generation is demonstrated for this ternary periodic structure using ultrashort pulses with an intrinsic conversion efficiency exceeding 19%.Authors: Li Wang, Max Born Institute / Shivashankar Vangala, Air Force Research Laboratory / Stefan Popien, APE / Marcus Beutler, APE / Vladimir Tassev, Air Force Research Laboratory / Valentin Petrov, Max Born Institute

SF3O

Low-Loss Integrated Photonics

Presider: Carlos Rios Ocampo, University of Maryland at College Park, United States
Meeting Room 212C

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10:30 - 10:45
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SF3O.1
250C Process for < 2dB/m Ultra-Low Loss Silicon Nitride Integrated Photonic Waveguides

Presenter: Debapam Bose, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

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We report fabrication of CMOS-compatible Si3N4 waveguides, including resonators, with 2.0dB/m loss as well as 11.18million loaded Q at 1550nm, using a maximum temperature of 250C during and after Si3N4 deposition, enabling system-on-chip integration.Authors: Debapam Bose, University of California, Santa Barbara / Jiawei Wang, University of California, Santa Barbara / Daniel Blumenthal, University of California, Santa Barbara
10:45 - 11:00
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SF3O.2
Optical Properties of Silicon-Rich Silicon Nitride for Photonic Integrated Circuits

Presenter: Natale Pruiti, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

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The optical properties of silicon-rich silicon nitride are analyzed for different compositions, obtained by varying the deposition parameters. Here we demonstrate how the bandgap, refractive index, and thermo-optic coefficient depends on the relative silicon composition.Authors: Natale Pruiti, University of Glasgow / Christopher Gough, University of Glasgow / Stuart May, University of Glasgow / Marc Sorel, University of Glasgow
11:00 - 11:15
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SF3O.3
Low Thermal Noise TiO₂-Doped GeO₂for Gravitational Wave Detectors

Presenter: Aaron Davenport, Colorado State University, United States

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TiO2 doped GeO2 thin films with excellent optical properties and exceptionally low mechanical loss for a ternary amorphous oxide are used to demonstrate interference coatings with low thermal noise for the test masses of gravitational wave interferometers.Authors: Aaron Davenport, Colorado State University / Gabriele Vajente, California Institute of Technology / Nicholas Demos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Le Yang, Colorado State University / Mariana Fazio, Colorado State University / Alena Ananyeva, California Institute of Technology / GariLynn Billingsley, California Institute of Technology / François Schiettekatte, University of Montreal / Martin Chicoine, University of Montreal / Ashot Markosyan, Stanford University / Riccardo Bassiri, Stanford University / Martin Fejer, Stanford University / Slawek Gras, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Matthew Evans, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Carmen Menoni, Colorado State University
11:15 - 11:30
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SF3O.4
Nonlinear Loss and Damage Threshold in Silicon Photonic Waveguides: Modelling and Experimental Verification

Presenter: Stefan Singer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

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Nonlinear losses of integrated waveguides are crucial for many applications. We develop and experimentally verify a quantitative model for two-photon absorption (TPA), subsequent free-carrier absorption (FCA), and damage thresholds of silicon photonic waveguides under pulsed and continuous-wave (CW) operation.Authors: Stefan Singer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology / Philipp Trocha, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology / Heiner Zwickel, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology / Clemens Kieninger, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology / Juned Kemal, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology / Mathias Kaschel, Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart (IMS CHIPS) / Christoph Menzel, SICK AG / Sebastian Randel, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology / Wolfgang Freude, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology / Christian Koos, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
11:30 - 11:45
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SF3O.5
Inference of Process Variations in Silicon Photonics From Characterization Measurements

Presenter: Zhengxing Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

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A Bayesian-based method is developed to infer the distribution of systematic geometric variations in silicon photonics. Width, thickness, and partial etch depth variations distributional maps are reported for silicon nitride ring resonators characterization measurements.Authors: Zhengxing Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Sally El-Henawy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Carlos Rios Ocampo, University of Maryland / Duane Boning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11:45 - 12:00
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SF3O.6
Cosmic Radiation Reduced Photo-Thermal Dispersion in Silicon Micro-Ring Resonators

Presenter: Lorry Chang, University of Delaware, United States

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The accumulative radiation increases the defects density in silicon and reduces the free-carrier lifetime, which results in reduced photo-thermal dispersion in silicon micro-ring resonators.Authors: Lorry Chang, University of Delaware / Dun Mao, University of Delaware / Hwaseob Lee, University of Delaware / Anthony Yu, NASA / Michael Krainak, NASA / Tingyi Gu, University of Delaware
12:00 - 12:15
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SF3O.7
Thermo-Optic Characterization of SU-8 at Cryogenic Temperature

Presenter: Trisha Chakraborty, University of Maryland, United States

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We report for the first time the thermo-optic behavior of SU-8 around 1550nm in a ring resonator from 300K to 3K. Cryogenic measurement is enabled by on-chip 3D polymer structures that secure the fiber-to-chip coupling.Authors: Trisha Chakraborty, University of Maryland / Oscar A. Jimenez Gordillo, Politecnico di Milano / Michael Barrow, University of Maryland / Michal Lipson, Columbia University / Thomas Murphy, University of Maryland / Karen Grutter, Laboratory for Physical Sciences
12:15 - 12:30
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SF3O.8
Analyzing Thermal Tolerance of Mirror-Based Optical Redistribution for Co-Packaged Optics

Presenter: Fumi Nakamura, Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA), Japan

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The thermal tolerance of mirror-based optical redistribution is analyzed for co-packaged optics. In physical optics propagation analysis, considering thermal deformation, a coupling efficiency of over 0.9 is obtained in the range 0–100 °C.Authors: Fumi Nakamura, Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA) / Satoshi Suda, Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA) / Takayuki Kurosu, Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA) / Yasuhiro Ibusuki, Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA) / Akihiro Noriki, Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA) / Isao Tamai, Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA) / Akio Ukita, Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA) / Koichi Takemura, Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA) / Tsuyoshi Aoki, Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA) / Takeru Amano, Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA)

SF3E

Ultrashort Pulse Characterization and Control

Presider: Pamela Bowlan, Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States
Executive Ballroom 210E

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10:30 - 10:45
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SF3E.1
Single-Shot Cross-Correlation of Counter-Propagating Pulses in a Disordered Nonlinear Crystal

Presenter: Christophe Dorrer, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, United States

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Single-shot acquisition of the cross-correlation between two counterpropagating short pulses is demonstrated over 150 ps using sum-frequency generation in an SBN61 crystal with random ferroelectric domains, revealing the jitter between two laser systems.Authors: Christophe Dorrer, Laboratory for Laser Energetics / Jessica Shaw, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
10:45 - 11:00
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SF3E.2
Single-Shot Laser Waveform Measurement in the Short-Wave Infrared Using Fluorescence Emission in a Solid

Presenter: Tran-Chau Truong, University of Central Florida, United States

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Multiphoton and tunneling excitation have been exploited as temporal gates to characterize few-cycle waveforms, including recently in single-shot measurements. We demonstrate that band fluorescence following multiphoton absorption allows single-shot waveform measurement in the short-wave infrared. © 2022 The Author(s)Authors: Tran-Chau Truong, University of Central Florida / Michael Chini, University of Central Florida / Yangyang Liu, University of Central Florida / Dipendra Khatri, University of Central Florida
11:00 - 11:15
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SF3E.3
Pulsefront-Tilt Correction of Laser Pulses by Angular Dispersion Management

Presenter: Samuel Buck, UKRI STFC CLF, United Kingdom

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A new diagnostic has been tested to visualise pulse-front-tilt in ultrashort laser pulses. Dispersive mediums were rotationally controlled in an automated feedback loop in accordance to the diagnostic to successfully minimise existing angular dispersion.Authors: Samuel Buck, UKRI STFC CLF / Marco Galimberti, UKRI STFC CLF
11:15 - 11:30
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SF3E.4
Dispersion Adjusting Knife Edge Scan for Optimization of Simultaneously Spatially and Temporally Focused Ultrafast Pulses

Presenter: Alex Wilhelm, Colorado School of Mines, United States

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We present a pulse characterization technique based on dispersion scan which is capable of measuring the spatial focal quality and through-focus temporal evolution of simultaneously spatially and temporally focused ultrafast pulses.Authors: Alex Wilhelm, Colorado School of Mines / David Schmidt, Colorado School of Mines / Daniel Adams, Colorado School of Mines / Charles Durfee, Colorado School of Mines
11:30 - 12:00
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SF3E.5
Seeing the Light Wave: on-Chip Sampling of Electric Fields With Attosecond Resolution

Presenter: Phillip Keathley, Massachussetts Institute of Technology, United States

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Light-matter interactions important to both sensing and energy conversion can unfold on attosecond to femtosecond timescales. We demonstrate that nanoantenna-based optoelectronic detectors provide the sensitivity and resolution needed to reveal these dynamics.Authors: Phillip Keathley, Massachussetts Institute of Technology
12:00 - 12:15
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SF3E.6
Phase-Sensitive Femtosecond Detection in the Infrared With a Third-Order Nonlinear Interaction

Presenter: Hannes Kempf, University of Konstanz, Germany

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We demonstrate a time-domain technique for phase-sensitive detection of mid-to-near-infrared electric transients. Exploiting third-order nonlinearities, limitations for electro-optic sampling like few-femtosecond probe pulses and carrier-envelope phase stability are circumvented.Authors: Hannes Kempf, University of Konstanz / Andreas Liehl, University of Konstanz / Philipp Sulzer, University of Konstanz / Alfred Leitenstorfer, University of Konstanz
12:15 - 12:30
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SF3E.7
Ultrashort Pulse-Beam Characterization Using Femtosecond Interferometric Shack-Hartmann Frequency Resolved Optical Gating

Presenter: Patrick Hunt, Colorado School of Mines, United States

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We introduce a self-referenced system that retrieves the full spatio-temporal profile of an ultrashort pulse using a Shack-Hartmann and second harmonic generation FROG. The key feature is the precise co-location of a spectral phase measurement at one spatial position with the spectrally resolved spatial measurements.Authors: Patrick Hunt, Colorado School of Mines / Bojana Ivanic, Colorado School of Mines / Daniel Adams, Colorado School of Mines / Charles Durfee, Colorado School of Mines

SF3G

Quantum Photonics

Presider: Sungwon Chung, Neuralink Corporation, United States
Executive Ballroom 210G

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10:30 - 10:45
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SF3G.1
Expanding the Quantum Photonic Toolbox With Low-Loss AlGaAs-on-Insulator

Presenter: Joshua Castro, UC Santa Barbara, United States

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We present the building blocks for a programmable quantum processor with AlGaAs-on-insulator integrated photonics, including low-loss waveguide crossers and $>30$ dB extinction tunable interferometers, which we benchmark via photonic qubit demultiplexing with high extinction.Authors: Joshua Castro, UC Santa Barbara / Trevor Steiner, UC Santa Barbara / Lin Chang, UC Santa Barbara / Paolo Pintus, UC Santa Barbara / John Bowers, UC Santa Barbara / Galan Moody, UC Santa Barbara
10:45 - 11:00
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SF3G.2
On-Chip Temporal Coherence Synthesis for Classical and Quantum Waveform Processing

Presenter: Mario Chemnitz, INRS-EMT, Canada

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We use a low-loss, user-friendly on-chip interferometer cascade to exploit the concept of temporal coherence synthesis for the shaping of optical pulses and, first-time, of the joint spectral intensity of broadband correlated photon pairs.Authors: Mario Chemnitz, INRS-EMT / Bennet Fischer, INRS-EMT / Benjamin MacLellan, INRS-EMT / Piotr Roztocki, INRS-EMT / Robin Helsten, INRS-EMT / Benjamin Wetzel, XLIM Research Institute, CNRS / Brent Little, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences / Sai Chu, City University of Hong Kong / David Moss, Optical Sciences Centre, Swinburne University of Technology / José Azaña, INRS-EMT / Roberto Morandotti, INRS-EMT
11:00 - 11:15
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SF3G.3
Demonstration of Single-Photon Synapses

Presenter: Saeed Khan, National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States

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We present a single-photon-sensitive synapse realized by the monolithic integration of superconducting-nanowire single-photon detectors with Josephson electronics. Data show the utility of the synapse for achieving synaptic weighting and integration of pulse trains.Authors: Saeed Khan, National Institute of Standards and Technology / Bryce Primavera, National Institute of Standards and Technology / Adam McCaughan, National Institute of Standards and Technology / Sonia Buckley, National Institute of Standards and Technology / Jeff Chiles, National Institute of Standards and Technology / Alexander Tait, National Institute of Standards and Technology / Richard Mirin, National Institute of Standards and Technology / Sae Nam, National Institute of Standards and Technology / Jeffrey Shainline, National Institute of Standards and Technology
11:15 - 11:45
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SF3G.4
2D Quantum Emitters for Integrated Quantum Photonics

Presenter: Sejeong KIM, University of Melbourne, Australia

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The room-temperature operation of quantum emitters in on-chip photonic waveguides and cavities is demonstrated using single photon emitters embedded in layered hexagonal boron nitride.Authors: Sejeong KIM, University of Melbourne
11:45 - 12:00
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SF3G.5
Photonic Topological Baths for Quantum Simulation

Presenter: Abhi Saxena, University of Washington, United States

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Using coupled arrays of upto 16 high Q nanocavities we experimentally realized quantum photonic baths based on the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model and investigated the effect of fabrication induced disorder on these baths by probing individual super-modes.Authors: Abhi Saxena, University of Washington / Yueyang Chen, University of Washington / Zhuoran Fang, University of Washington / Arka Majumdar, University of Washington
12:00 - 12:15
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SF3G.6
Low-Noise Near-Ultraviolet Photonic Integrated Lasers

Presenter: Anat Siddharth, EPFL, Switzerland

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We demonstrate for the first time a hybrid integrated low-noise laser composed of a gallium nitride (GaN) based laser diode and a silicon nitride photonic chip-based microresonator operating at record low wavelengths as low as 410 nm in the near-ultraviolet wavelength region.Authors: Anat Siddharth, EPFL / Grigorii Likhachev, EPFL / Thomas Wunderer, Palo Alto Research Center / Andrey Voloshin, EPFL / Camille Haller, EPFL / Rui Wang, EPFL / Mark Teepe, Palo Alto Research Center / Zhihong Yang, Palo Alto Research Center / Junqiu Liu, EPFL / Johann Riemensberger, EPFL / Nicolas Grandjean, EPFL / Noble Johnson, Palo Alto Research Center / Tobias Kippenberg, EPFL
12:15 - 12:30
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SF3G.7
High-Gain Photoreceiver Module Integrated With QD-SOA for High-Baud-Rate Optical Communication

Presenter: Toshimasa Umezawa, National Inst of Information & Comm Tech, Japan

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We present a compact hybrid photoreceiver module integrated with a high-bandwidth photodetector and a temperature-stable 1.5-μm quantum dot high-gain semiconductor optical amplifier instead of a transimpedance amplifier at 80 Gbaud.Authors: Toshimasa Umezawa, National Inst of Information & Comm Tech / Kouichi Akahane, National Inst of Information & Comm Tech / Atsushi Matsumoto, National Inst of Information & Comm Tech / Atsushi Kanno, National Inst of Information & Comm Tech / Naokatsu Yamamoto, National Inst of Information & Comm Tech

SF3H

Dispersion and Nonlinearity Managed Fiber Systems

Presider: Logan Wright, Cornell University, United States
Executive Ballroom 210H

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10:30 - 11:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3H.1
Temporal Soliton in a Fiber Laser Cavity With a Detuned Injected Signal for Ultra-Dense Optical Frequency Comb Generation

Presenter: Nicolas Englebert, Universite libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

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We generate broadband ultra-dense optical frequency comb in a coherently driven laser pumped below its oscillation threshold. We investigate, both theoretically and experimentally, the crucial role played by the cavity detuning.Authors: Nicolas Englebert, Universite libre de Bruxelles / Carlos Mas Arabi, Universite libre de Bruxelles / Pedro Parra-Rivas, Universite libre de Bruxelles / Simon-Pierre Gorza, Universite libre de Bruxelles / François Leo, Universite libre de Bruxelles
11:00 - 11:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3H.2
All-Optical Nonlinear Noise Suppression in State-of-the-art Fiber Oscillators and Amplifiers

Presenter: Marvin Edelmann, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Germany

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New developments regarding all-optical noise suppression in state-of-the-art Kerr-type fiber oscillators and amplifiers are presented. Optimized noise-transfer dynamics from nonlinear amplifying loop-mirror mode-locked fiber oscillators enable quantum-limited noise performance.Authors: Marvin Edelmann, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) / Yi Hua, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) / Kemal Shafak, Cycle GmbH / Franz Kärtner, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
11:30 - 11:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3H.3
MW-Level Pulses From an All-Fiber and Self-Starting Femtosecond Oscillator

Presenter: Henry Haig, Cornell University, United States

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We present an all-fiber Mamyshev oscillator that generates 40 fs and 80 nJ pulses. The resulting 1.5-MW peak power is 20 times higher than that of prior all-fiber and self-starting lasers. Authors: Henry Haig, Cornell University / Pavel Sidorenko, Cornell University / Robert Thorne, Cornell University / Frank Wise, Cornell University
11:45 - 12:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3H.4
Breathing Solitons in a Passively Harmonic Mode-Locked Fibre Laser

Presenter: Qianqian Huang, Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Network, Shanghai University, China

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We report on the first experimental observation of breathing solitons in a passively harmonic mode-locked fibre laser. Various features of a 4th-harmonic operation state showing breather oscillations with a period of 5 roundtrips are discussed.Authors: Qianqian Huang, Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Network, Shanghai University / Sonia Boscolo, Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University / dai lilong, Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Network, Shanghai University / Zinan Huang, Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Network, Shanghai University / Christophe Finot, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté / Alex Rozhin, Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University / Chengbo Mou, Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Network, Shanghai University
12:00 - 12:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3H.5
Farey-Fraction Frequency Locking of a Breather Ultrafast Fibre Laser

Presenter: Sonia Boscolo, Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University, United Kingdom

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We report frequency locking at Farey fractions of a breather mode-locked fibre laser. The ratios of the breathing frequency to the cavity-repetition frequency show the Farey-tree's hierarchy and devil-staircase's structure with a 0.906 fractal dimension.Authors: Xiuqi Wu, State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University / Ying Zhang, State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University / Junsong Peng, State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University / Sonia Boscolo, Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University / Christophe Finot, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté / Heping Zeng, State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University
12:15 - 12:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3H.6
Energy Conversion Efficiency of High-Order Raman Solitons

Presenter: Robi Kormokar, McGill University, Canada

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We experimentally and numerically evaluate the energy distribution of fundamental solitons following a high-order soliton fission process. Under certain conditions, this evaluation significantly diverges from the prediction led by the inverse scattering method.Authors: Robi Kormokar, McGill University / Martin Rochette, McGill University / Md Hosne Mobarak Shamim, McGill University

SF3F

Advanced Spectroscopic Sensing Techniques

Presider: Nathan Dvorak, University of Michigan, United States
Executive Ballroom 210F

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10:30 - 10:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3F.1
Spectrometer-Free Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy Using an Electrically Tunable Bilayer Graphene Detector

Presenter: Kyung-Han Hong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

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We have fabricated and characterized novel, electrically-tunable bilayer graphene (BLG) detectors and then show the proof-of-principle demonstration of spectrometer-free infrared absorption spectroscopy of acetone and CO2 molecules using the BLG detector.Authors: Zhengguang Lu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Tonghang Han, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Kyung-Han Hong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Long Ju, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
10:45 - 11:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3F.2
Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy for Accurate Carbon Dioxide Transition Intensities Near 1.96 μm

Presenter: D. Bailey, National Inst of Standards & Technology, United States

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We present transition intensity measurements for the 20011 ← 00001 band of carbon dioxide to test quantum theory and support sensing and isotopic analysis. Preliminarily, a relative combined standard uncertainty of ≤ 0.2 % was achieved.Authors: D. Bailey, National Inst of Standards & Technology / Erin Adkins, National Inst of Standards & Technology / Zachary Reed, National Inst of Standards & Technology / Joseph Hodges, National Inst of Standards & Technology / Adam Fleisher, National Inst of Standards & Technology
11:00 - 11:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3F.3
High-Speed Compressive Spectroscopy at 3.3 µm by Spectral Shaping With a Digital Micromirror Device

Presenter: Jake Charsley, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

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We demonstrate compressive spectroscopy at 3.3 µm by projecting a sparse set of spectra shaped by a digital micromirror device. Acquisition at 280 Hz is achieved. Reconstructed spectroscopy shows good agreement with ground truth measurements.Authors: Jake Charsley, Heriot-Watt University / Marius Rutkauskas, Heriot-Watt University / Yoann Altmann, Heriot-Watt University / Derryck Reid, Heriot-Watt University
11:15 - 11:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3F.4
Deep UV Raman and Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Spatial/Spectral Imaging on Mars and on Earth

Presenter: William Hug, Photon Systems, United States

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Deep UV Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy has emerged as an increasingly valuable active sensing tool for standoff detection and chem/bio multi/hyperspectral imaging of trace concentrations of materials on the surfaces of Mars and on Earth.Authors: William Hug, Photon Systems / Rohit Bhartia, Photon Systems / Ray Reid, Photon Systems
11:45 - 12:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3F.5
Active Hyperspectral Imager Based on a Supercontinuum Laser and a MEMS Fabry–Pérot Interferometer

Presenter: Timo Dönsberg, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland

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We present the design and characterization of tunable SWIR supercontinuum laser based active hyperspectral imager. A MEMS Fabry–Perot interferometer is used for non-dispersive wavelength selection, enabling the use of monochromatic camera for hyperspectral imaging.Authors: Teemu Kääriäinen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland / Timo Dönsberg, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
12:00 - 12:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3F.6
Mid-Infrared Upconversion Time-Stretch Spectroscopy

Presenter: Kazuki Hashimoto, The University of Tokyo, Japan

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We develop upconversion time-stretch infrared spectroscopy and demonstrate a high-resolution and broadband measurement of mid-infrared absorption spectra of gas-phase molecules at a scan rate higher than 10 MSpectra/s.Authors: Kazuki Hashimoto, The University of Tokyo / Takuma Nakamura, The University of Tokyo / Takahiro Kageyama, The University of Tokyo / Venkata Ramaiah Badarla, The University of Tokyo / Hiroyuki Shimada, The University of Tokyo / Takuro Ideguchi, The University of Tokyo
12:15 - 12:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3F.7
Antiresonant Hollow Core Fiber-Based Photothermal Interferometry of Nitric Oxide at 5.26 µm With Parts-per-Billion Sensitivity

Presenter: Karol Krzempek, Wroclaw University of Science and Tech., Poland

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We demonstrate an antiresonant hollow-core fiber-based photothermal sensor capable of targeting gases having absorption lines beyond 5 µm. The sensor reached a nitric oxide detection limit of 11 ppbv for 144 s integration time.Authors: Karol Krzempek, Wroclaw University of Science and Tech. / Piotr Jaworski, Wroclaw University of Science and Tech. / Piotr Bojes, Wroclaw University of Science and Tech. / Pawel Koziol, Wroclaw University of Science and Tech. / Grzegorz Dudzik, Wroclaw University of Science and Tech. / Viktoria Hoppe, Wroclaw University of Science and Tech. / Walter Belardi, Université de Lille

JF3A

Symposium on Light Control in Complex Medium: Fundamentals and Applications II

Presider: Hui Cao,
Executive Ballroom 210A

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10:30 - 11:00
(UTC - 07:00)

JF3A.1
Random Lasers, Complex Systems and the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021

Presenter: Anderson S. Gomes, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil

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Random lasers are recognized as open cavity complex systems emitting coherent radiation with interesting properties. I shall describe its applications to studies of spin-glass, turbulence and its relation to the Nobel Prize in Physics 2021.Authors: Anderson S. Gomes, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco / André Moura, Universidade Federal de Alagoass / Cid de Araújo, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco / Ernesto Raposo, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
11:00 - 11:15
(UTC - 07:00)

JF3A.2
Field-Resolved High-Order Nonlinearities in a Free-Running Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser

Presenter: Josef Riepl, University of Regensburg, Germany

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Two-dimensional terahertz strong-field spectroscopy reveals wave-mixing processes up to eighth order in a free-running quantum cascade laser, unravelling its sub-cycle gain dynamics and nonlinearities in a regime of negative absorption.Authors: Josef Riepl, University of Regensburg / Jürgen Raab, University of Regensburg / Pavel Abajyan, Université de Paris / Hanond Nong, Université de Paris / Joshua Freeman, University of Leeds / Lianhe Li, University of Leeds / Edmund Linfield, University of Leeds / A. Giles Davies, University of Leeds / Andreas Wacker, Lund University / Tim Albes, Technical University of Munich / Christian Jirauschek, Technical University of Munich / Christoph Lange, University of Regensburg / Sukheep Dhillon, Université de Paris / Rupert Huber, University of Regensburg
11:15 - 11:30
(UTC - 07:00)

JF3A.3
Controlling Spatial Coherence With a Complex Medium

Presenter: Alfonso Nardi, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

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The mutual correlations between spatially separated optical fields can be controlled employing an optical linear port. By shaping the wavefront of the light transmitted through a complex medium, we realize this port for three beams.Authors: Alfonso Nardi, ETH Zürich / Felix Tebbenjohanns, ETH Zürich / Massimiliano Rossi, ETH Zürich / Shawn Divitt, ETH Zürich / Andreas Norrman, ETH Zürich / Sylvain Gigan, École Normale Supérieure-Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, College de France / Martin Frimmer, ETH Zürich / Lukas Novotny, ETH Zürich
11:30 - 11:45
(UTC - 07:00)

JF3A.4
3D Dynamic Lensing via Enhanced Light-Sound Interactions

Presenter: Hamid-Reza Chabok, University of Southern California, United States

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Most acousto-optic lenses produce energy dissipating annular fringes. Here, we report a 3D dynamic focusing with fully-localized focus and 477-fold beam confinement with an extended depth of field of more than 28 cm.Authors: Hamid-Reza Chabok, University of Southern California / Thompson Lu, University of California, Riverside / Mohammad Reza Mostaan, Simon Fraser University / Babak Bahari, University of Southern California / Pawel Jung, University of Central Florida / Demetrios Christodoulides, University of Central Florida / mercedeh khajavikhan, University of Southern California
11:45 - 12:15
(UTC - 07:00)

JF3A.5
Designing Visual Appearance With Correlated Disordered Structures

Presenter: Silvia Vignolini, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Correlated Disordered Structures in nature are responsible of colouration of several species, here we discuss how biomimetic artificial materials with similar architectures can be use to achieve desired visual apparence.Authors: Silvia Vignolini, University of Cambridge
12:15 - 12:30
(UTC - 07:00)

JF3A.6
Nanometer-Precision Long-Distance LiDAR Using Soliton Microcombs

Presenter: Hao-Jing Chen, Peking University, China

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A time-of-flight LiDAR is demonstrated using a single soliton frequency comb generated in an ultrahigh-Q silica microresonator. Utilizing an electro-optic sampling Sagnac interferometer, distance measurement with 8-nm precision at 1-km range is achieved.Authors: Hao-Jing Chen, Peking University / Peng Liu, Peking University / Lu Yao, Peking University / Kebin Shi, Peking University / Qihuang Gong, Peking University / Yun-Feng Xiao, Peking University / Qi-Fan Yang, Peking University

SF3M

DSP and Techniques for Coherent Transmission

Presider: Mihaela Dinu, LGS Labs - CACI, United States
Meeting Room 212A

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10:30 - 10:45
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SF3M.1
A Novel Learned Volterra-Based Scheme for Time-Domain Nonlinear Equalization

Presenter: Nelson Castro Salgado, Aston University, United Kingdom

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We introduce a learned time-domain Volterra-based equalizer to address nonlinear transmission impairments in fibre systems. When compared to conventional unoptimized equalization schemes it can offer more than 2.2 dB performance gain at reduced computational complexity.Authors: Nelson Castro Salgado, Aston University / Stylianos Sygletos, Aston University
10:45 - 11:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3M.2
Mach-Zehnder FOPA for Dual Polarization Wavelength-Division-Multiplexed 100G Signal Amplification

Presenter: Florent Bessin, Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University, United Kingdom

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We demonstrate amplification of 17x100 GHz-spaced channel in C-band by a PI-FOPA based on Mach-Zehnder architecture with net gain >10 dB and confirmed its robustness over time. A commercial 100G-PDM-QPSK transponder was used to measure/compare the bit-error-rate versus received power with a commercial EDFA.Authors: Florent Bessin, Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University / Vladimir Gordienko, Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University / Filipe Ferreira, Optical Networks Group, University College London, London / Nick Doran, Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies, Aston University
11:00 - 11:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3M.3
Transmission of 100 GBaud 64QAM Using an All-Silicon IQ Modulator

Presenter: Essam Berikaa, McGill University, Canada

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We demonstrate the transmission of 100 GBaud 64QAM achieving a BER below the 25% OH SD-FEC threshold using a single segment all-silicon IQ modulator; featuring a throughput of 600 (net 480) Gb/s.Authors: Essam Berikaa, McGill University / Md Samiul Alam, McGill University / Alireza Samani, McGill University / Santiago Bernal, McGill University / Stephane Lessard, Ericsson / David V. Plant, McGill University
11:15 - 11:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3M.4
4-Channel DWDM System Using Optical Frequency Combs and Active Demultiplexer for Data Center Interconnects

Presenter: Syed Ahmad, Dublin City University, Ireland

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We experimentally demonstrate an OFC and active demultiplexer based 12.5 GHz DWDM system for DCIs. Successful transmission of directly modulated 17.5 Gb/s/λ 16-QAM DMT data is accomplished by using DD-LMS equalizer to overcome cross-channel interference.Authors: Syed Ahmad, Dublin City University / Ankita Jain, Queen's University / Prajwal Lakshmijayasimha, Dublin City University / Aleksandra Kaszubowska-Anandarajah, Trinity College Dublin / Prince Anandarajah, Dublin City University
11:30 - 11:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3M.5
SNR Enhanced Coherent-Lite Transmission Using an Intensity-Noise-Suppressed ASE Source

Presenter: Yetian Huang, Shanghai University, China

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We experimentally transmit 10-Gbaud 64QAM signal over 300-m duplex fiber using an intensity-noise-suppressed ASE source in self-homodyne coherent detection (SHCD). ASE-based SHCD outperforms ECL-based system at medium-to-low OSNR region benefiting from spectral expansion.Authors: Yetian Huang, Shanghai University / Hanzi Huang, Shanghai University / Haoshuo Chen, Bell Labs / Yingxiong Song, Shanghai University / Nicolas Fontaine, Bell Labs / Roland Ryf, Bell Labs / Min Wang, Shanghai University
11:45 - 12:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3M.6
Two-Dimensional Transmission of Four-Dimensional LDPC-Coded Modulation With Slepian Sequences for DSP-Free 40 km Metro Network Transmission

Presenter: Xiao Han, University of Arizona, United States

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We implement a 4-dimentional modulation format using Slepian sequences. We applied LDPC coding and experimentally investigated the BER performance in a 40km fiber link transmission and get the error free region without complicated DSPAuthors: Xiao Han, University of Arizona / Ivan Djordjevic, University of Arizona
12:00 - 12:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3M.7
Low Distortion Brillouin Amplification Enhanced With a Power Limiting SOA for Coherent Communications

Presenter: Mark Pelusi, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan

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Enhanced Brillouin amplification with intensity-noise suppressed by a gain saturated semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) is demonstrated. Application to noisy input spectral-lines for 64-QAM coherent communications improves tolerance to detuned polarization and frequency from maximum gain.Authors: Mark Pelusi, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) / Takayuki Kurosu, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) / Shu Namiki, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
12:15 - 12:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF3M.8
Geometric Parameter Extraction-Based Receiver IQ Imbalance Correction for MQAM Systems

Presenter: Sameer Mir, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India

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We present a modulation transparent geometric parameter extraction method to compensate for the receiver IQ imbalance. We evaluated the algorithm for various imbalance values for 32-GBd 16/64QAM signals in both simulations and through experiments.Authors: Sameer Mir, Indian Institute of Technology Madras / Lakshmi Narayanan Venkatasubramani, Indian Institute of Technology Madras / R. David Koilpillai, Indian Institute of Technology Madras / Deepa Venkitesh, Indian Institute of Technology Madras

JF3B

Symposium on Topological Lasers II

Executive Ballroom 210B

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10:30 - 11:00
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JF3B.2
Recent Progress in Synthetic Dimensions and Topological Structures in Silicon Photonics

Presenter: Tomoki Ozawa, Tohoku University, Japan

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I discuss recent developments of synthetic dimensions in photonics, where non-spatial degrees of freedom are used as dimensions to simulate topological lattice models, and present our recent realization of a synthetic frequency dimension in silicon photonics.Authors: Tomoki Ozawa, Tohoku University
11:00 - 11:30
(UTC - 07:00)

JF3B.3
Experimental Realization of Topological Parametric Phonon Lasers

Presenter: Xiankai Sun, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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We experimentally realized the first topological parametric phonon lasers based on nonlinear nanoelectromechanical Dirac-vortex cavities with strong squeezed interaction, which represent an important advance in nonlinear topological physics.Authors: Xiang Xi, The Chinese University of Hong Kong / Jingwen Ma, The Chinese University of Hong Kong / Xiankai Sun, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
11:30 - 12:00
(UTC - 07:00)

JF3B.1
Electrically Driven Topological Quantum Cascade Lasers With Polarization Controls

Presenter: Qijie Wang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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Topological lasers are promising candidates for novel semiconductor lasers. Here, we experimentally demonstrate the electrically pumped topological lasers, implemented monolithically on a quantum cascade chip, showing a cylindrical vector beam emission in the Terahertz regime. Authors: Song Han, Nanyang Technological University / Yunda Chua, Nanyang Technological University / Yongquan Zeng, Wuhan University / Bofeng Zhu, Nanyang Technological University / Chongwu Wang, Nanyang Technological University / Bo Qiang, Nanyang Technological University / Jin Yuhao, Nanyang Technological University / Qian Wang, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, ASTAR / Lianhe Li, University of Leeds / Edmund Linfield, University of Leeds / A. Giles Davies, University of Leeds / Yidong Chong, Nanyang Technological University / Baile Zhang, Nanyang Technological University / Qijie Wang, Nanyang Technological University

14:00 — 16:00 (Pacific Time (US & Canada), UTC - 07:00)

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FS4B

Single Emitters and Light-matter Interactions

Presider: Shuo Sun, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States
Executive Ballroom 210B

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14:00 - 14:15
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FS4B.1
Bright Zero-Phonon Transition From Point Defect-Stacking Fault Complexes in Silicon Carbide Nanowires

Presenter: Jin Hee Lee, UNIST, Korea (the Republic of)

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We investigate a new type of quantum emitters, point defect-stacking fault complexes in silicon carbide nanowires. It exhibits record-high bright single-photon emission in silicon carbide and strong zero-phonon transition at even room temperature.Authors: Jin Hee Lee, UNIST / Wong Bae Jun, UNIST / Jong Sung Moon, UNIST / Junghyun Lee, KIST / Sang-Wook Han, KIST / Zoltan Bodrog, Wigner Research Centre for Physics / Adam Gali, Budapest University of Technology and Econimcis / Sang-Yun Lee, GIST / Jehyung Kim, UNIST
14:15 - 14:30
(UTC - 07:00)

FS4B.2
Bright, Narrow-Linewidth Color Centers in Silicon Carbide-on-Insulator Microresonators

Presenter: Daniil Lukin, Stanford University, United States

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An outstanding challenge for color center-based quantum information processing is the integration of optically-coherent, stable emitters into a scalable thin-film photonics platform. Here, we show bright, narrow optical emission from silicon vacancy defects in 4H-silicon carbide-on-insulator microdisk resonators.Authors: Daniil Lukin, Stanford University / Melissa Guidry, Stanford University / Joshua Yang, Stanford University / Sattwik Mishra, Stanford University / Misagh Ghezellou, Linkoping University / Hiroshi Abe, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology / Takeshi Ohshima, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology / Jawad Ul-Hassan, Linkoping University / Jelena Vuckovic, Stanford University
14:30 - 14:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FS4B.3
Strong Phase Modulation of Single Photons With Surface Acoustic Wave Cavities

Presenter: Zixuan Wang, CU Boulder, United States

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We demonstrate modulation of the light scattered from a quantum emitterenhanced by surface acoustic wave cavities etched into the surface of GaAs, with the half-wave voltage Vπ as low as 44 mV.Authors: Zixuan Wang, CU Boulder / Poolad Imany, CU Boulder / Ryan DeCrescent, NIST Boulder / Robert Boutelle, NIST Boulder / Corey McDonald, CU Boulder / Travis Autry, NIST Boulder / Richard Mirin, NIST Boulder / Kevin Silverman, NIST Boulder
14:45 - 15:00
(UTC - 07:00)

FS4B.4
Deterministic Creation of Tunable Single Photon Emitters in Bilayer WSe₂

Presenter: Adina Ripin, University of Washington, United States

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Single photon emitters are deterministically created in homobilayer WSe2 by strain engineering. These emitters are highly tunable in energy by the electric field.Authors: Adina Ripin, University of Washington / Ruoming Peng, University of Washington / Mo Li, University of Washington
15:00 - 15:15
(UTC - 07:00)

FS4B.5
Large Scale Deterministic Creation of Single Photon Emitters in Silicon Nitride Nanopillars

Presenter: Samuel Peana, Purdue University, United States

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We demonstrated large scale deterministic creation of single photon emitters in annealed silicon nitride on silicon oxide pillars. The estimated single photon emitter yield is approximately 50% with a lateral accuracy of ±85nm.Authors: Samuel Peana, Purdue University / Omer Yesilyurt, Purdue University / Vahagn Mkhitaryan, Purdue University / Alexander Senichev, Purdue University / Zachariah Martin, Purdue University / Alexei Lagoutchev, Purdue University / Alexandra Boltasseva, Purdue University / Vladimir Shalaev, Purdue University
15:15 - 15:30
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FS4B.6
Room-Temperature Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance of Single Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Presenter: Hannah Stern, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Here I discuss room-temperature optically-detected magnetic resonance experiments on single defects in hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN). Our results reveal a correlation between the bunching dynamics and ODMR, and indicate a S > ½ state.Authors: Hannah Stern, University of Cambridge / John Jarman, University of Cambridge / Qiushi Gu, University of Cambridge / Simone Eizagirre Barker, University of Cambridge / Noah Mendelson, University of Technology, Sydnery / Dipankar Chugh, Australian National University / Sam Schott, University of Cambridge / Hoe Tan, Australian National University / Henning Siringhaus, University of Cambridge / Igor Aharonovich, University of Technology, Sydnery / Mete Atature, University of Cambridge
15:30 - 15:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FS4B.7
Optical Two-Dimensional Coherent Spectroscopy of Cold Atoms

Presenter: Danfu Liang, Florida International University, United States

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We report the first implementation of optical two-dimensional coherent spectroscopy of cold atoms. The experiment opens a new avenue to study many-body interactions and correlations in cold atoms/molecules.Authors: Danfu Liang, Florida International University / Yifu Zhu, Florida International University / Hebin Li, Florida International University
15:45 - 16:00
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FS4B.8
Dissipative Kerr Solitons in a Warm Atomic Vapor System

Presenter: Zhifan Zhou, University of Maryland, United States

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Dissipative Kerr solitons generated by four-wave mixing in hot rubidium atoms within a phase conjugate resonator are presented. The solitons are tunable with pump detuning and laser power and exhibit Turing rolls and dark-soliton formation.Authors: Zhifan Zhou, University of Maryland / Jie Zhao, University of Maryland / Matthew DiMario, University of Maryland / Brielle Anderson, American University / Kevin Jones, Williams College / Paul Lett, University of Maryland

FF4I

Entanglement

Presider: Michael Brodsky, US Army Research Laboratory, United States
Meeting Room 211B

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14:00 - 14:30
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FF4I.1
Experimental Zero Photon Subtraction

Presenter: Todd Pittman, University of Maryland Baltimore County, United States

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Conditional measurements based on the detection of zero photons can produce measurable changes in quantum optical states. Here we review our recent experimental work in this area, which has applications in quantum communications.Authors: Todd Pittman, University of Maryland Baltimore County / Cory Nunn, University of Maryland Baltimore County / Saurabh Shringarpure, University of Maryland Baltimore County / James Franson, University of Maryland Baltimore County
14:30 - 14:45
(UTC - 07:00)

FF4I.2
Frequency-bin Bell State Generation via Successive Single and Dual Spectral-Line Pumping

Presenter: Suparna Seshadri, Purdue University, United States

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We demonstrate a simple and versatile scheme to generate all four two-dimensional frequency-bin Bell states using single and dual spectral-line pumps and passive filtering. Experimentally, we measure ≥97% fidelity for all states.Authors: Suparna Seshadri, Purdue University / Hsuan-Hao Lu, Purdue University / Daniel Leaird, Purdue University / Andrew Weiner, Purdue University / Joseph Lukens, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
14:45 - 15:00
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FF4I.3
Augmenting the Sensing Performance of Entangled Photon Pairs Through Asymmetry

Presenter: Isaac Jonas, Bar-Ilan university, Israel

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We explore experimentally the squeezing enhanced phase-sensing performance of a nonlinear SU1,1 interferometer of entangled photons and optimize it's detection scheme under realistic conditions of loss and coherent seeding. We demonstrate improvement in the interference contrast and phase sensitivity.Authors: Isaac Jonas, Bar-Ilan university / Yoad Michael, Bar-Ilan university / Leon Bello, Bar-Ilan university / Michael Rosenbluh, Bar-Ilan university / Avi Pe'er, Bar-Ilan university
15:00 - 15:15
(UTC - 07:00)

FF4I.4
High-Dimensional Frequency Entanglement Certification

Presenter: Meritxell Cabrejo, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, Germany

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With few measurement settings and no assumptions on the state, we show methods to certify the highest dimensionality of entanglement in the frequency domain harvested from a common χ2 nonlinear crystal.Authors: Meritxell Cabrejo, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering / André Muniz, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering / Marcus Huber, Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) / Fabian Steinlechner, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering
15:15 - 15:30
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FF4I.5
Experimental Single-Copy Entanglement Distillation

Presenter: Sebastian Ecker, IQOQI Vienna, Austria

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We experimentally realize an entanglement distillation protocol which, against conventional wisdom, operates on a single photon pair entangled in two properties. This enables practical entanglement distillation which is orders of magnitude more efficient over long distances.Authors: Sebastian Ecker, IQOQI Vienna / Philipp Sohr, IQOQI Vienna / Lukas Bulla, IQOQI Vienna / Marcus Huber, IQOQI Vienna / Martin Bohmann, IQOQI Vienna / Rupert Ursin, IQOQI Vienna
15:30 - 15:45
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FF4I.6
Remotely Establishing Polarization Entanglement by Entanglement Transfer

Presenter: Sebastian Ecker, IQOQI Vienna, Austria

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We experimentally establish polarization entanglement between photon pairs distributed over noisy polarization channels. We exploit energy-time entanglement for transmission, and then transfer the entangled state at the receivers to the polarization domain.Authors: Martin Bohmann, IQOQI Vienna / Sebastian Ecker, IQOQI Vienna / Philipp Sohr, IQOQI Vienna / Lukas Bulla, IQOQI Vienna / Rupert Ursin, IQOQI Vienna
15:45 - 16:00
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FF4I.7
Photon-Pair Generation in a Heterogeneous Silicon Photonic Chip

Presenter: Neil MacFarlane, Johns Hopkins University, United States

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We perform photon-pair generation in a heterogeneous multi-layer silicon photonic chip consisting of SiNx and a-Si:H waveguides. Record high CAR value of 1632.6 (± 260.4) is achieved in a-Si:H waveguides from the heterogeneous design.Authors: Neil MacFarlane, Johns Hopkins University / Mingwei Jin, Stevens Institute of Technology / Zhaohui Ma, Stevens Institute of Technology / Yong Meng Sua, Stevens Institute of Technology / Mark Foster, Johns Hopkins University / Amy Foster, Johns Hopkins University / Yuping Huang, Stevens Institute of Technology

FF4A

Quantum Sensing

Presider: Magdalena Stobinska, University of Warsaw, Poland
Executive Ballroom 210A

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14:00 - 14:15
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FF4A.2
Quantum Receiver Enhanced by Adaptive Learning

Presenter: Chaohan Cui, The University of Arizona, United States

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Adaptive quantum receiver designed by machine learning is demonstrated for discriminating multiple nonorthogonal coherent states, achieving reduced error rates of 20% (50%) over existing quantum (classical) receivers.Authors: Chaohan Cui, The University of Arizona / William Horrocks, The University of Arizona / Saikat Guha, The University of Arizona / Nasser Peyghambarian, The University of Arizona / Quntao Zhuang, The University of Arizona / Zheshen Zhang, The University of Arizona
14:15 - 14:30
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FF4A.3
Telecom Quantum Network Node via Atom-Nanophotonic Coupling

Presenter: Noah Glachman, University of Chicago, United States

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We propose neutral atoms coupled to telecom nanophotonic cavities as quantum network nodes. Our novel protocol for generating atom-telecom photon entanglement enables a scalable network architecture featuring identical qubits and direct telecom operation.Authors: Noah Glachman, University of Chicago / Shankar Menon, University of Chicago / Yuzhou Chai, University of Chicago / Kevin Singh, University of Chicago / Alan Dibos, Argonne National Laboratory / Johannes Borregaard, Delft University of Technology / Hannes Bernien, University of Chicago
14:30 - 14:45
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FF4A.4
Reference Frames in Astronomical Interferometry

Presenter: Yunkai Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States

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We connect the reference frame problem in astronomical interferometry to the concept of decoherence-free subspaces in quantum information. Inspired by this connection, a new scheme that does not rely on reference frame is proposed.Authors: Yunkai Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign / Yujie Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign / Virginia Lorenz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
14:45 - 15:00
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FF4A.5
Entanglement-Enhanced Optomechanical Sensing

Presenter: Yi Xia, University of Arizona, United States

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We experimentally demonstrate entanglement-enhanced optomechanical sensing in which entangled optical probes jointly read out the displacements of two mechanical membranes, enabling enhanced force sensitivities and enlarged measurement bandwidths.Authors: Yi Xia, University of Arizona / Aman Agrawal, University of Arizona / Christian Pluchar, University of Arizona / Quntao Zhuang, University of Arizona / Dalziel Wilson, University of Arizona / Zheshen Zhang, University of Arizona
15:00 - 15:15
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FF4A.6
Towards a Fully Connected Many-User Entanglement Distribution Quantum Network Within Deployed Telecommunications Fibre-Optic Infrastructure

Presenter: Marcus Clark, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

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We present developments in entanglement distribution quantum networks towards a fully connected, scalable, many-user network, which is not limited to simple quantum key distribution protocols.Authors: Marcus Clark, University of Bristol / Obada Alia, University of Bristol / Rui Wang, University of Bristol / sima bahrani, University of Bristol / Djeylan Aktas, Slovak Academy of Sciences / George Kanellos, University of Bristol / Martin Loncaric, RBI / Zeljko Samec, RBI / Matej Peranic, RBI / Anton Radman, RBI / Mario Stipcevic, RBI / Reza Nejabati, University of Bristol / Dimitra Simeonidou, University of Bristol / John Rarity, University of Bristol / Siddarth Joshi, University of Bristol
15:15 - 15:30
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FF4A.1
Experimental Entanglement-Enhanced Covert Sensing

Presenter: Zheshen Zhang, University of Arizona, United States

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We report the theory and experiment for entanglement-enhanced covert sensing, a paradigm that simultaneously offers high measurement precision and data integrity by concealing the execution of the protocol.Authors: Zheshen Zhang, University of Arizona / Shuhong Hao, University of Arizona / Haowei Shi, University of Arizona / Christos Gagatsos, University of Arizona / Mayank Mishra, University of Arizona / Boulat Bash, University of Arizona / Ivan Djordjevic, University of Arizona / Saikat Guha, University of Arizona / Quntao Zhuang, University of Arizona
15:30 - 15:45
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FF4A.7
Approaching Helstrom Bound Using Single-Shot Quantum Measurement Confidences

Presenter: Ivan Burenkov, NIST, United States

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We demonstrate the first quantum measurement providing single-shot self-confidence for each received symbol. Further, we use measured confidence data to implement error correction codes reducing error rates by more than five orders of magnitude for reliable communication.Authors: Ivan Burenkov, NIST / N. Fajar R. Annafianto, NIST / M.V. Jabir, NIST / Alexandra Semionov, NIST / Abdella Battou, NIST / Sergey Polyakov, NIST
15:45 - 16:00
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FF4A.8

Supersensitive Optical Phase Measurement Using a Novel Deterministic Multi-Photon Noon State

Presenter: Giora Peniakov, Technion, Israel

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<div style="direction: ltr;">On demand generated Noon state is used for optical phase measurement with precision which is better than the standard noise limit, depending only on the detectors’ efficiency. </div>Authors: Dan Cogan, Technion / Zu-En Su, Technion / Giora Peniakov, Technion / David Gershoni, Technion

FF4J

Heterogeneous Quantum Platforms

Presider: Galan Moody,
Meeting Room 211C

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14:00 - 14:30
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FF4J.1
Scalable Quantum Information Processing Architecture Using a Programmable Array of Spin-Photon Interfaces

Presenter: Linsen Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

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We demonstrate a scalable quantum information processing architecture consisting of a planar array of tin-vacancy (SnV) centers, tunable across a thousand diamond cavities integrated on a control chip based on a commercial foundry process.Authors: Linsen Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Lorenzo Santis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Isaac Harris, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Kevin Chen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Yixuan Song, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Ian Christen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Matthew Trusheim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Carlos Errando-Herranz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Ruonan Han, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Dirk Englund, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
14:30 - 14:45
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FF4J.2
Reconfigurable Lithium Niobate Nanophotonic Circuits
for Quantum Information Processing With InAs/GaAs Quantum Dot Single-Photon Sources

Presenter: Francesco Lenzini, University of Münster, Germany

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We present the experimental realization of electro-optically reconfigurable Lithium-Niobate-On-Insulator waveguide circuits featuring propagation loss down to ~0.8 dB/cm at a ~900 nm wavelength, designed for operation with single photons emitted by InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots.Authors: Francesco Lenzini, University of Münster / Emma Lomonte, University of Münster / Stefano Paesani, University of Copenaghen / Patrick Sund, University of Copenaghen / Peter Lodahl, University of Copenaghen / Wolfram Pernice, University of Münster
14:45 - 15:15
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FF4J.3
Monolithic Integration of Single-Photon Detectors With low-Loss Reconfigurable LNOI Optical Circuits

Presenter: Emma Lomonte, University of Münster, Germany

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We integrate electro-optic modulators and superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors on a single low-loss Lithium-Niobate-On-Insulator device. We show single photon detection at modulation frequency up to 1 GHz and static reconfigurability with an optimal bias-drift-free operation.Authors: Emma Lomonte, University of Münster / Martin Wolff, University of Münster / Fabian Beutel, University of Münster / Simone Ferrari, University of Münster / Carsten Schuck, University of Münster / Wolfram Pernice, University of Münster / Francesco Lenzini, University of Münster
15:15 - 15:30
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FF4J.4
Ultra-Broadband Quadrature Squeezing With Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Nanophotonics

Presenter: Pao-Kang Chen, University of Arizona, United States

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We demonstrate squeezed light generation with parametric down-conversion single-pass configuration on thin-film lithium niobate nanophotonics. We measure 0.56 dB quadrature squeezing (∼2.6 dB inferred on-chip) with 7 THz bandwidth.Authors: Pao-Kang Chen, University of Arizona / Ian Briggs, University of Arizona / Songyan Hou, University of Arizona / Linran Fan, University of Arizona
15:30 - 15:45
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FF4J.5
AlGaAsOI Photonics and Low-Loss Links for High-Speed Entanglement-Based Quantum Key Distribution

Presenter: Trevor Steiner, University of California, United States

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We report a record-high detected entangled-photon pair coincidence rate from an AlGaAs-on-insulator microring resonator with raw coincidence rates >19 kHz that is capable of time-bin entanglement-based QKD with an estimated secure key rate of 1.4 kbits/second.Authors: Trevor Steiner, University of California / Joshua Castro, University of California / Alex Dinkelacker, University of California / Lin Chang, University of California / John Bowers, University of California / Galan Moody, University of California
15:45 - 16:00
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FF4J.6
Integration of GaAs Waveguides With Quantum Dots on Silicon Substrates for Quantum Photonic Circuits

Presenter: Atefeh Shadmani, Niels Bohr Institute, Denmark

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We present the heterogeneous integration of GaAs membranes with embedded quantum dots on a Silicon substrate, based on die-to-die bonding method. We demonstrate light transmission through GaAs nanobeam waveguides and emission from individual quantum emittersAuthors: Atefeh Shadmani, Niels Bohr Institute / Rodrigo Thomas, Niels Bohr Institute / Zhe Liu, Niels Bohr Institute / Nicolas Volet, Electrical and Computer Engineering / martijn Heck, Electrical and Computer Engineering / sven scholz, Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Festkörperphysik / Andreas D. Wieck, Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Festkörperphysik / Arne Ludwig, Lehrstuhl für Angewandte Festkörperphysik / Peter Lodahl, Niels Bohr Institute / Leonardo Midolo, Niels Bohr Institute

FF4N

Nonlinear Processes in Sub-wavelength Systems, 2D Materials, and Metasurfaces

Presider: Xu Yi, University of Virginia, United States
Meeting Room 212C

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14:00 - 14:15
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FF4N.1
Cascaded Second Order Optical Nonlinearities in a Dielectric Metasurface

Presenter: Sylvain Gennaro, Sandia National laboratories, United States

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In this work, we prove the existence of cascaded second-order nonlinearities in a dielectric metasurface by analyzing the second and third wave mixing signal in conjunction with crystal symmetry and polarization selection rules.Authors: Sylvain Gennaro, Sandia National laboratories / Chloe Doiron, Sandia National laboratories / Nicholas Karl, Sandia National laboratories / Prasad Padmanabha Iyer, Sandia National laboratories / Michael Sinclair, Sandia National laboratories / Igal Brener, Sandia National laboratories
14:15 - 14:30
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FF4N.2
All-Optical, Tunable Third Harmonic Generation in the Ultraviolet Range Using Reconfigurable Chalcogenide Metasurfaces

Presenter: Jiannan Gao, Duke University, United States

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We theoretically predict and experimentally demonstrate ultra-high-speed, tunable third harmonic generation (THG) in the opaque spectral range of Arsenic trisulfide (As2S3) glass metasurfaces.Authors: Jiannan Gao, Duke University / Maria A. Vincenti, University of Brescia / Jesse Frantz, US Naval Research Laboratory / Anthony Clabeau, University Research Foundation / Xingdu Qiao, University of Pennsylvania / Liang Feng, University of Pennsylvania / Michael Scalora, US Army CCDC / Natalia Litchinitser, Duke University
14:30 - 14:45
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FF4N.3
Time Domain Modeling of Inhomogeneous Broadening in Nonlinear Optics

Presenter: Ludmila Prokopeva, Purdue University, United States

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Currently, only material models with homogeneous broadening are implemented in time domain computational photonics, while modeling inhomogeneous broadening remains a challenge. We present an efficient approach to time-domain modeling of Gauss-Lorentz absorption in linear/nonlinear materials.Authors: Ludmila Prokopeva, Purdue University / Wallace Jaffray, Purdue University / Vahagn Mkhitaryan, Purdue University / Marcello Ferrera, Heriot-Watt University / Alexander Kildishev, Purdue University
14:45 - 15:00
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FF4N.4
Enhancing Polariton Nonlinearity via Interlayer Excitons in Bilayer MoS₂

Presenter: Biswajit Datta, City university of New York, United States

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We report the first demonstration of strong coupling of an interlayer exciton (IE). This results in an order of magnitude enhancement in nonlinear optical response compared to the more common intralayer exciton-polaritons.Authors: Biswajit Datta, City university of New York / Mandeep Khatoniar, City university of New York / Prathmesh Deshmukh, City university of New York / Rezlind Bushati, City university of New York / Simone De Liberato, University of Southampton / Stephane Cohen, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal / Vinod Menon, City university of New York
15:00 - 15:15
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FF4N.5
Highly Efficient High-Harmonic Generation From Artificially Stacked 2D Materials

Presenter: Christian Heide, Stanford PULSE Institute, United States

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We report high-harmonic generation from the artificially stacked monolayer tungsten disulfide. The harmonic yield scales quadratically with the number of layers, limited by reabsorption by subsequent layers for above bandgap energies.Authors: Christian Heide, Stanford PULSE Institute / Yuki Kobayashi, Stanford PULSE Institute / Amalya Johnson, Stanford PULSE Institute / Fang Liu, Stanford PULSE Institute / Tony F Heinz, Stanford PULSE Institute / DAVID REIS, Stanford PULSE Institute / Shambhu Ghimire, Stanford PULSE Institute
15:15 - 15:30
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FF4N.6
Nonlinearity-Induced Nonreciprocity in Passive Silicon Gratings Supporting Quasi-Bound States in the Continuum

Presenter: Michele Cotrufo, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, United States

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Optical nonlinearities, combined with structural asymmetry, can break reciprocity and realize devices that transmit light asymmetrically. We show the first experimental implementation of this concept for free-space radiation, using silicon metasurfaces supporting asymmetric quasi-bound states.Authors: Michele Cotrufo, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center / Andrea Cordaro, Center for Nanophotonics, AMOLF / Albert Polman, Center for Nanophotonics, AMOLF / Andrea Alù, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center
15:30 - 15:45
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FF4N.7
Optical Bistability of a Nanowire at Microwatt Power Levels

Presenter: Domitrios Papas, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

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Optically bistable light scattering is observed on oscillating nanowires decorated with plasmonic patterns. Coupling between plasmonic and highly nonlinear mechanical subsystems of the nanostructure facilitates bistability at only a few μW of incident optical power.Authors: Domitrios Papas, University of Southampton / Jun-Yu Ou, University of Southampton / Eric Plum, University of Southampton / Nikolay Zheludev, University of Southampton
15:45 - 16:00
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FF4N.8
High-Harmonic Generation From Subwavelength Resonators

Presenter: Anastasia Zalogina, Australian National University, Australia

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We generate up to the 7th optical harmonics from a single AlGaAs resonator. The resonator hosts engineered modes associated with bound states in the continuum. We investigate both direct and cascade mechanisms of high harmonics generation.Authors: Anastasia Zalogina, Australian National University / Luca Carletti, University of Brescia / Aditya Tripathi, Australian National University / Hoo-Cheol Lee, Korea University / Ilya Shadrivov, Australian National University / Hong-Gyu Park, Korea University / Yuri Kivshar, Australian National University / Sergey Kruk, Australian National University

FF4C

Advances in Nano-Optics: Two-Dimensional and Novel Materials

Presider: Joel Kuttruff, Universität Konstanz, Germany
Executive Ballroom 210C

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14:00 - 14:15
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FF4C.1
Tailoring Spontaneous Emission Rates From Atomic Systems With Shaped Free-Electron Wavepackets

Presenter: Jeremy Lim, Singapore University of Technology and d, Singapore

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We show that electron-photon and atom-photon interactions can be engineered to interfere with each other, allowing us to tailor the total spontaneous emission rate through the shape of quantum electron wavepackets.Authors: Jeremy Lim, Singapore University of Technology and d / Yee Sin Ang, Singapore University of Technology and d / Ricky Ang, Singapore University of Technology and d / Liang Jie Wong, Nanyang Technological University
14:15 - 14:30
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FF4C.2
Thickness Dependent Optical Properties of Plasmonic Transdimensional Titanium Nitride

Presenter: Deesha Shah, Purdue University, United States

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We experimentally demonstrate quantum confinement induced thickness dependent optical properties in atomically-thin, passivated, epitaxial, metallic TiN films using spectroscopic ellipsometry as predicted by a nonlocal Drude dielectric response model for plasmonic transdimensional materials (TDMs).Authors: Deesha Shah, Purdue University / Morris Yang, Purdue University / Zhaxylyk Kudyshev, Purdue University / Vladimir Shalaev, Purdue University / Igor Bondarev, North Carolina Central University / Alexandra Boltasseva, Purdue University
14:30 - 14:45
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FF4C.3
Light-Induced Tunable Optical Properties of 1T-TaS₂ at Different Temperature

Presenter: Gururaj Naik, Rice University, United States

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The c-axis permittivity of 1T-TaS2 - a quasi-2D charge-density-wave material - changes upon illumination due to light-induced reorganization of CDW stacking. Here we probe the mechanism of this reorganization and find a nucleation mechanism at work.Authors: Weijian Li, Rice University / Gururaj Naik, Rice University
14:45 - 15:15
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FF4C.4
Quantum Recoil in Free Electron-Driven Spontaneous Emission From van der Waals Crystals

Presenter: Sunchao Huang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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We experimentally measure quantum recoil in Smith-Purcell radiation, achieved by scattering free electrons off the periodic lattice of van der Waals crystals to generate multimode coherent X-rays.Authors: Sunchao Huang, Nanyang Technological University / Ruihuan Duan, Nanyang Technological University / Nikhil Pramanik, Nanyang Technological University / Jason Scott Herrin, Nanyang Technological University / Chris Boothroyd, Nanyang Technological University / Zheng Liu, Nanyang Technological University / Liang Jie Wong, Nanyang Technological University
15:15 - 15:30
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FF4C.5
Complete Coupling of Light Into Surface Polaritons

Presenter: Eduardo Dias, ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Spain

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We show that a small scatterer placed at a suitable distance from a given surface can couple light completely into the surface modes supported by the surface, under illumination by an adequately modulated field.Authors: Eduardo Dias, ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences / Javier García de Abajo, ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences
15:30 - 15:45
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FF4C.6
Imaging Dynamics of Optical Vortices in 2D Materials

Presenter: Yaniv Kurman, Israel Institute of technology, Israel

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We present the first observation of optical vortices in 2D materials. Specifically, we use ultrafast transmission electron microscopy to measure phonon-polariton-vortices in hBN. This provides the first experiment of vortex-pair creation&annihilation in any optical system.Authors: Yaniv Kurman, Israel Institute of technology / Raphael Dahan, Israel Institute of technology / Hanan Herzig Shenfux, ICFO / Gilles Rosolen, University of Mons / Eli Janzen, Kansas State University / James Edgar, Kansas State University / Frank Koppens, ICFO / Ido Kaminer, Israel Institute of technology
15:45 - 16:00
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FF4C.7
Hot Carrier Photodection in Graphene Coupled to a Plasmonc Grating via 1D Electrodes

Presenter: Christian Frydendahl, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

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We show here how encapsulated graphene devices can be laterally coupled to plasmonic gratings, preserving the ultra-high mobility of encapsulated graphene, while still enhancing its optical coupling. Our device also works as a bolometric photodetector.Authors: Christian Frydendahl, Hebrew University of Jerusalem / S.R.K. Chaitanya Indukuri, Hebrew University of Jerusalem / Taget-Raghavendran Devidas, Hebrew University of Jerusalem / Noa Mazurski, Hebrew University of Jerusalem / Kenji Watanabe, National Institute for Materials Science / Takashi Taniguci, National Institute for Materials Science / Hadar Steinberg, Hebrew University of Jerusalem / Uriel Levy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

FF4D

Quantum Phenomena

Presider: Anthony Hoffman, University of Notre Dame, United States
Executive Ballroom 210D

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14:00 - 14:30
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FF4D.1
Long-Range Dipole-Dipole Interactions in a Plasmonic Lattice

Presenter: Ashwin Boddeti, Purdue University, United States

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We observe long-range dipole-dipole interactions in a plasmonic lattice mediated by collective plasmonic lattice modes. Fluorescence lifetime measurements show density-dependent non-exponential decay dynamics that commensurate to over 800 nm mean nearest-neighbor separation between interacting emitters.Authors: Ashwin Boddeti, Purdue University / Jun Guan, Northwestern University / Tyler Sentz, Purdue University / Xitlali jaurez, Northwestern University / Ward Newman, Intel Corporation / Cristian Cortes, Argonne National Laboratory / Teri Odom, Northwestern University / Zubin Jacob, Purdue University
14:30 - 14:45
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FF4D.2
Coherent Backscattering of Entangled Photon Pairs

Presenter: Mamoon Safadi, Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel, Israel

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We report on the first observation and study of coherent backscattering of entangled photon pairs. We show that after the photons backscatter from a dynamic random medium, they remain correlated, exhibiting a new mesoscopic phenomenon.Authors: Mamoon Safadi, Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel / Ohad Lib, Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel / Ho-Chun Lin, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA / Chia Wei Hsu, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA / Arthur Goetschy, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, CNRS, Institut Langevin, 1 rue Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France / Yaron Bromberg, Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
14:45 - 15:00
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FF4D.3
Generation of Different Polarization States Simultaneously With a Metasurface for on-Chip Quantum Information Technology

Presenter: Yajun Gao, Nanjing University, China

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Manipulating the polarization state of light is essential for on-chip photonics and quantum information processing. We demonstrate the generation of different polarization states via a single metasurface based on geometrical-scaling-induced phase modulations.Authors: Yajun Gao, Nanjing University / Ruwen Peng, Nanjing University / Mu Wang, Nanjing University
15:00 - 15:15
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FF4D.4
Metasurface Blue-Detuned Atom Trap Arrays Using Singularity Engineering

Presenter: Soon Wei Daniel Lim, Harvard University, United States

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An array of ten identical, blue-detuned atom traps with 3D confinement generated by inverse-designed metasurface is presented, a proof-of-concept for metasurfaces as a compact and versatile means for multi-atom optical traps in quantum optics.Authors: Soon Wei Daniel Lim, Harvard University / Joon-Suh Park, Harvard University / Maryna Meretska, Harvard University / Ahmed Dorrah, Harvard University / Dmitry Kazakov, Harvard University / Federico Capasso, Harvard University
15:15 - 15:30
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FF4D.5
Non-Hermitian Skin Effect and Point-gap Topology in Photonic Crystals

Presenter: Janet Zhong, Stanford University, United States

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We show that two-dimensional non-Hermitian photonic crystals made of lossy material can exhibit nontrivial point gap topology and non-Hermitian skin effect. Our work shows that these effects can be exhibited in systems beyond tight-binding modelsAuthors: Janet Zhong, Stanford University / Kai Wang, Stanford University / Yubin Park, Stanford University / Viktar Asadchy, Stanford University / Casey Wojcik, Stanford University / Avik Dutt, Stanford University / Shanhui Fan, Stanford University
15:30 - 15:45
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FF4D.6
Observation of a Bimorphic Floquet Topological Insulator

Presenter: Julius Beck, University of Rostock, Germany

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We introduce a novel class of Floquet topological insulators simultaneously hosting Chern-type and anomalous edge states. The driving mechanism is implemented in a chained honeycomb lattice, allowing us to observe its different chiral edge states.Authors: Julius Beck, University of Rostock / Georgios Pyrialakos, University of Central Florida / Matthias Heinrich, University of Rostock / Lukas Maczewsky, University of Rostock / mercedeh khajavikhan, University of Southern California / Nikolaos Kantartzis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki / Alexander Szameit, University of Rostock / Demetrios Christodoulides, University of Central Florida
15:45 - 16:00
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FF4D.7
Group Theory Approach for Designing Symmetry Protected Degenerate Bound States in the Continuum in Metasurfaces

Presenter: Chloe Doiron, Sandia National Laboratories, United States

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We experimentally demonstrate methods for designing symmetry protected degenerate bound states in the continuum in dielectric metasurfaces. Deforming the metasurface can break symmetry protection, lifting the degeneracy and allowing the high-Q modes to be accessed.Authors: Chloe Doiron, Sandia National Laboratories / Igal Brener, Sandia National Laboratories / Alex Cerjan, Sandia National Laboratories

SF4K

Functional Surfaces and 2D Materials

Presider: Emroz Khan, Purdue University, United States
Meeting Room 211D

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14:00 - 14:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4K.1
Plasmonically Enhanced Second Harmonic Generation of Weyl Semimetal TaAs Through Field Confinement

Presenter: Morris Yang, Purdue University, United States

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We demonstrate 300 percent increase of second-harmonic generation from Weyl semimetal TaAs surface by distributing plasmonic silver nanoantennas on TaAs. Normalizing laser spot size area over silver nanoantenna areas yields actual SHG enhancement is 90-fold.Authors: Morris Yang, Purdue University / Demid Sychev, Purdue University / Xiaohui Xu, Purdue University / Zachariah Martin, Purdue University / David Mandrus, University of Tennessee Knoxville / Hasitha Arachchige, University of Tennessee Knoxville / Alexei Lagoutchev, Purdue University / Vladimir Shalaev, Purdue University / Alexandra Boltasseva, Purdue University
14:15 - 14:30
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SF4K.2
Optical Damage and Defect Generation in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Unnder Ultrafast Excitation

Presenter: Sabeeh Irfan Ahmad, Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States

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Multi-shot ablation studies of monolayer MoS2 and WS2 reveal the record opticalrobustness of these materials where optical damage results in laser-induced vacancies that greatly affect their optical properties.Authors: Sabeeh Irfan Ahmad, Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte / Joel Solomon, Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte / Arpit Dave, Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte / Li-Syuan Lu, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University / Yu-Chen Wu, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University / Wen-hao Chang, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University / Chih-Wei Luo, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University / Tsing-Hua Her, Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte
14:30 - 15:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4K.3
Functional Surfaces and Nanoparticle Fabrication by Ultrashort Pulsed Laser Processing.

Presenter: Anne-Marie Kietzig, McGill University, Canada

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By ultrashort pulsed laser processing in specific processing environments we selectively and simultaneously affect texture and chemistry, yet not only on a material's surface but also on the ablated nanoparticles.Authors: Anne-Marie Kietzig, McGill University
15:00 - 15:15
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SF4K.4
Large >0.2dB/µm MOdulation Depth Double-Layer Graphene Electro-Absorption Modulator on Slot Waveguide

Presenter: ChengHan Wu, imec, Belgium

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We experimentally demonstrated >10 dB extinction ratio (ER) at 4 Vpp with a 50µm-long double-layer graphene electro-absorption modulator (DLG EAM) integrated on a silicon slot waveguide. Both the modulation depth (0.2dB/µm) and efficiency (0.070 dBV-1µm-1) exceed state-of-art.Authors: ChengHan Wu, imec / Zheng Wang, imec / Julien Jussot, imec / Steven Brems, imec / Vivek Mootheri, imec / Cedric Huyghebaert, imec / Joris Van Campenhout, imec / Marianna Pantouvaki, imec / Dries Van Thourhout, imec
15:15 - 15:30
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SF4K.5
Funneling of Lattice Vibrations Through Topological Phathways in Mid-Infrared Metasurfaces

Presenter: Sriram Guddala, City College of New York, United States

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We demonstrate novel hybrid states of strongly-coupled photon and lattice vibrations in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) integrated with mid-infrared metasurface and show their unconventional helical nature and resilient transport around sharp corners.Authors: Sriram Guddala, City College of New York / Filipp Komissarenko, City College of New york / Svetlana Kiriushechkina, City College of New york / Anton Vakulenko, City College of New york / mengyao Li, City College of New york / Vinod Menon, City College of New York / Andrea Alù, City College of New york / Alexander Khanikaev, City College of New york
15:30 - 15:45
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SF4K.6
Fine Structure Splitting and Exciton Interactions in MoWSe₂ Single-Crystal

Presenter: Pravrati Taank, IISER Bhopal, India

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We demonstrate fine structure splitting in MoWSe2 single-crystal experimentally using ultrafast transient reflectance spectroscopy and theoretically by the Bethe-Salpeter equation. Furthermore, alloying creates intermediate states, which play a critical role in the ultrafast carrier dynamics.Authors: Pravrati Taank, IISER Bhopal / Aravind Raji, IISER Bhopal / Ravi Shankar Singh, IISER Bhopal / Adarsh V, IISER Bhopal
15:45 - 16:00
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SF4K.7
Realization of Resonant Optical Metasurfaces With Maximal and Tunable Chiral Response

Presenter: Tan Shi, Jinan University, China

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We employ the physics of chiral bound state in the continuum and suggest planar chiral metasurfaces with near-perfect circular dichroism (CD). We demonstrate experimentally metasurfaces with CD=0.9 with Q factor exceeding Q=390 at optical frequencies.Authors: Tan Shi, Jinan University / Zilan Deng, Jinan University / Guangzhou Geng, Chinese Academy of Sciences / Yixuan Zeng, National University of Singapore / Guangwei Hu, National University of Singapore / Adam Overvig, City University of New York / Junjie Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences / Chengwei Qiu, National University of Singapore / Andrea Alù, City University of New York / Yuri Kivshar, Australian National University / Xiangping Li, Jinan University

SF4F

Nonlinear Optical Technologies for Neural Networks and Machine Learning Applications

Presider: Sergey Vasilyev, IPG Photonics Corp, United States
Executive Ballroom 210F

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14:00 - 14:15
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SF4F.1
Opportunities and Challenges for Deep Physical Neural Networks Based on Nonlinear Optical Pulse Propagation

Presenter: Logan Wright, Cornell University, United States

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We have shown that nonlinear pulse propagation can be designed to directly, all-optically implement machine learning calculations. Building from proof-of-concept experiments, we analyze opportunities for ultrafast, ultra-efficient nonlinear optical neuromorphic systems and smart sensors.Authors: Logan Wright, Cornell University / Tatsuhiro Onodera, Cornell University / Martin Stein, Cornell University / Tianyu Wang, Cornell University / Darren Schachter, Cornell University / Zoey Hu, Cornell University / Peter McMahon, Cornell University
14:15 - 14:30
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SF4F.2
Optical Convolutional Neural Network With Atomic Nonlinearity

Presenter: Mingwei Yang, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt, Germany

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An optical convolutional neural network is demonstrated in which linear operations are implemented by lenses and spatial light modulators, while an optical nonlinearity is realized by a cesium vapor cell as a saturable absorber.Authors: Mingwei Yang, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt / Elizabeth Robertson, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt / Luisa Esguerra, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt / Janik Wolters, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt
14:30 - 15:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4F.3
Application of Machine Learning to Ultrafast Nonlinear Dynamics

Presenter: Goëry Genty, Tampereen Yliopisto, Finland

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We review our recent work in applying machine learning techniques to real-time measurement of ultrafast instabilities and prediction of complex nonlinear dynamics including supercontinuum generation.Authors: Goëry Genty, Tampereen Yliopisto / Lauri Salmela, Tampereen Yliopisto / Mathilde Hary, Tampereen Yliopisto / Mehdi Mabed, University of Burgundy France-Comté / Coraline Lapre, University of Burgundy France-Comté / John Dudley, University of Burgundy France-Comté
15:00 - 15:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4F.4
Simulating Phase Transition in Two-Dimensional Ising Model on Coherent Ising Machine

Presenter: Hiroki Takesue, NTT Basic Research Laboratories, Japan

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We show that two-dimensionally coupled optical parametric oscillator pulses capture the signature of the exact phase transition of the two-dimensional Ising model rather than that of a mean-field one.Authors: Hiroki Takesue, NTT Basic Research Laboratories / Yasuhiro Yamada, NTT Basic Research Laboratories / Kensuke Inaba, NTT Basic Research Laboratories / Takuya Ikuta, NTT Basic Research Laboratories / Yuya Yonezu, NTT Basic Research Laboratories / Takahiro Inagaki, NTT Basic Research Laboratories / Toshimori Honjo, NTT Basic Research Laboratories / Takushi Kazama, NTT Device Technology Laboratories / Koji Enbutsu, NTT Device Technology Laboratories / Takeshi Umeki, NTT Device Technology Laboratories / Ryoichi Kasahara, NTT Device Technology Laboratories
15:15 - 15:30
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SF4F.5
All-Photonic Artificial Neural Network Processor via Nonlinear Optics

Presenter: Stefan Krastanov, MIT, United States

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We propose an all-photonic architecture to accelerate linear matrix processing by encoding information in the amplitudes of frequency states. Our design is unique in providing a unitary, reversible mode of computation at high speeds.Authors: Jasvith Basani, University of Maryland / Stefan Krastanov, MIT / Mikkel Heuck, Techinical University of Denmark / Dirk Englund, MIT
15:30 - 15:45
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SF4F.6
SOA-Based all-Optical Neuron With Reconfigurable Nonlinear Activation Functions

Presenter: Qiang Li, Chongqing United Microelectronics Center, China

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We propose an all-optical neuron based on the self-induced polarization rotation in a semiconductor optical amplifier, which achieves reconfigurable nonlinear activation functions by tuning the initial state of polarization of input signal.Authors: Qiang Li, Chongqing United Microelectronics Center / Ye Tian, Chongqing United Microelectronics Center / Shengping Liu, Chongqing United Microelectronics Center / Yang Zhao, Chongqing United Microelectronics Center / Wei Wang, Chongqing United Microelectronics Center / Zhi Wang, Institute of Optical Information, Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Beijing Jiaotong University / Junbo Feng, Chongqing United Microelectronics Center / Jin Guo, Chongqing United Microelectronics Center

SF4M

Advanced Photonic Integrated Circuitry

Presider: Marina Radulaski, University of California Davis, United States
Meeting Room 212B

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14:00 - 14:30
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SF4M.1
Heterogeneous Materials Integration Using Transfer Printing for on-Chip Photonics

Presenter: Michael Strain, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

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We will present recent work in transfer printing for micron scale photonic device integration. Key challenges in spatial accuracy, process scaling, multi-layer printing and dense integration of devices from multiple materials will be discussed.Authors: Michael Strain, University of Strathclyde / Dimitars Jevtics, University of Strathclyde / Jack Smith, University of Strathclyde / Benoit Guilhabert, University of Strathclyde / Eleni Margariti, University of Strathclyde / Nils Wessling, University of Strathclyde / John McPhillimy, University of Glasgow / Stuart May, University of Glasgow / Zhibo Li, Fraunhofer UK / Marc Sorel, University of Glasgow / Martin Dawson, University of Strathclyde
14:30 - 14:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4M.2
Fast-Tuning Adiabatic Microrings for CROW Filters and Athermal WDM Receivers in a 45nm SOI CMOS Process

Presenter: Danielius Kramnik, UC Berkeley, United States

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Adiabatic microrings with opposing p/n contacts achieve full carrier sweepout in reverse bias and energy-efficient carrier injection in forward bias, exhibiting 200GHz/V peak shift in C-band for athermal tuning over a 220 GHz range.Authors: Danielius Kramnik, UC Berkeley / Josep Maria Fargas Cabanillas, Boston University / Dorde Gluhovic, Boston University / Sidney Buchbinder, UC Berkeley / Milos Popovic, Boston University / Vladimir Stojanovic, UC Berkeley
14:45 - 15:00
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SF4M.3
Compact Silicon Photonics Meandered Mach-Zehnder Modulator

Presenter: Deng Mao, McGill University, Canada

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We report a C-band compact and power-efficient SiP meandered Mach-Zehnder modulator with low optical loss and demonstrate DAC-less and DSP-free 32 Gbps OOK transmission with Q=6.64 dB.Authors: Deng Mao, McGill University / Md Samiul Alam, McGill University / Mahdi Parvizi, Ciena Corporation / Eslam El-Fiky, Ciena Corporation / Ahmad Abdo, Ciena Corporation / Naim Ben-Hamida, Ciena Corporation / David V. Plant, McGill University
15:00 - 15:15
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SF4M.4
Slotted Silicon Microring Resonator Gated by Transparent Conducting Oxide Capacitor

Presenter: Wei-Che Hsu, Oregon State University, United States

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We demonstrated a slotted silicon microring resonator with the waveguide gap filled by high mobility titanium-doped indium oxide (ITiO) MOS capacitor. It experimentally achieved an extremely large electro-optic wavelength tunability of 540 pm/V.Authors: Wei-Che Hsu, Oregon State University / Benjamin Kupp, Oregon State University / Cade Trotter, Oregon State University / Nabila Nujhat, Oregon State University / John Conley, Oregon State University / Alan Wang, Oregon State University
15:15 - 15:30
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SF4M.5
Add-Drop Silicon Ring Resonator With Low-Power MEMS Tuning of Phase and Coupling

Presenter: Pierre Edinger, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

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Applications of silicon photonics range from sensing to microwave processing. However, low-power active filters with long FSRs are lacking. We demonstrate an add-drop ring filter with \SI{4}{nm} FSR and nW-level MEMS tuning of phase and coupling.Authors: Pierre Edinger, KTH Royal Institute of Technology / Chris Phong Van Nguyen, KTH Royal Institute of Technology / Alain Takabayashi, EPFL / Cleitus Antony, Tyndall Institute / Giuseppe Talli, Tyndall Institute / Peter Verheyen, IMEC / Umar Khan, Ghent University / Wim Bogaerts, Ghent University / Niels Quack, EPFL / Kristinn Gylfason, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
15:30 - 15:45
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SF4M.6
High-Density 100 GHz-Class Mach-Zehnder Modulators Integrated in a InP Generic Foundry Platform

Presenter: Arezou Meighan, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

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High-density modulators with 17μm width reduce the electrical losses in the cross-section of the modulator to just 5dB/mm at 67GHz and enable a bandwidth enhancement of 67GHz electro-optic bandwidth at -1.4dBo to be demonstrated on a generic foundry platform.Authors: Arezou Meighan, Eindhoven University of Technology / Luc Augustin, SMART Photonics / Mike Wale, Eindhoven University of Technology / Kevin Williams, Eindhoven University of Technology
15:45 - 16:00
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SF4M.7
O-Band Microring Resonator Based Switch-and-Select Silicon Photonic Switch Fabric

Presenter: Junfei Xia, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

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This paper for the first time reports an O-band micro-ring resonator-based switch-and-select silicon photonic switch fabric with bent couplers. An average crosstalk ratio of below -40dB is achieved with a 3dB passband of 43.6GHz.Authors: Junfei Xia, University of Cambridge / Minjia Chen, University of Cambridge / Anthony Rizzo, Columbia University / Bohao Sun, University of Cambridge / Zichen Wang, University of Cambridge / Madeleine Glick, Columbia University / Qixiang Cheng, University of Cambridge / Keren Bergman, Columbia University / Richard Penty, University of Cambridge

SF4E

Ultrafast Oscillators, Amplifiers and Post-Compression

Presider: Olivier Chalus, Thales Optronique SA, France
Executive Ballroom 210E

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14:00 - 14:15
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SF4E.1
Towards a Space-Qualified Kerr-Lens-Modelocked Laser

Presenter: Hanna Ostapenko, Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

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We report 1.51-GHz and 2.185-GHz Kerr-lens-modelocked Yb:Y2O3 ring lasers constructed by directly bonding the cavity components onto an aluminum baseplate using an approach already proven in space-borne instrumentation. © 2021 The Authors.Authors: Hanna Ostapenko, Heriot-Watt University / Ye Feng, Heriot-Watt University / Tobias Lamour, Airbus Defense and Space GmbH / Richard McCracken, Heriot-Watt University / Dennis Weise, Airbus Defense and Space GmbH / Oliver Mandel, Airbus Defense and Space GmbH / Derryck Reid, Heriot-Watt University
14:15 - 14:30
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SF4E.2
F-SYNC: a 1 kHz High Energy OPCPA Auxiliary Beam Synchronizable With fs Precision and Arbitrary Delay to the L1-Allegra Laser

Presenter: Jakub Novák, Institute of Physics ASCR, ELI Beamlines, Czechia

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We report on development of a high energy, 1kHz OPCPA auxiliary laser (F-SYNC) which is intended to supplement the L1-Allegra beamline. Auxiliary pulses are synchronized to the main laser with femtosecond precision and arbitrary delay.Authors: Jakub Novák, Institute of Physics ASCR, ELI Beamlines / Emily Erdman, Institute of Physics ASCR, ELI Beamlines / Roman Antipenkov, Institute of Physics ASCR, ELI Beamlines / Lukas Indra, Institute of Physics ASCR, ELI Beamlines / Jonathan Green, Institute of Physics ASCR, ELI Beamlines / Boguslaw Tykalewicz, Institute of Physics ASCR, ELI Beamlines / Petr Mazurek, Institute of Physics ASCR, ELI Beamlines / Murat Torun, Institute of Physics ASCR, ELI Beamlines / Jack Naylon, Institute of Physics ASCR, ELI Beamlines / Pavel Bakule, Institute of Physics ASCR, ELI Beamlines / Bedrich Rus, Institute of Physics ASCR, ELI Beamlines
14:30 - 14:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4E.3
Powerful Sub-100-fs Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser Oscillator Operating at Gigahertz Repetition Rate

Presenter: Marin Hamrouni, Laboratoire Temps Fréquence, Switzerland

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Our Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:CALGO laser oscillator generates 93-fs pulses in 6.9-W and 48-fs pulses in 4.1-W at 1-GHz repetition rate. These are the shortest pulse duration and highest average power of any GHz-class Yb-based oscillator.Authors: Marin Hamrouni, Laboratoire Temps Fréquence / François Labaye, Laboratoire Temps Fréquence / Norbert Modsching, Laboratoire Temps Fréquence / Valentin Wittwer, Laboratoire Temps Fréquence / Thomas Südmeyer, Laboratoire Temps Fréquence
14:45 - 15:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4E.5
High Peak and Average Power Pulse Post-Compression via Multi-Pass Cells

Presenter: Anne-Lise Viotti, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Germany

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Spectral broadening via the multi-pass cell technique provides a power-efficient route to direct post-compression of high-power diode-pumped Yb lasers. The talk provides an overview of the method, its performances and discuss prospective advances and applications.Authors: Anne-Lise Viotti, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
15:15 - 15:30
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SF4E.6
Pulse Energy Scaling of Multi-Pass Cells for Nonlinear Spectral Broadening Applications

Presenter: Arthur Schönberg, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Germany

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We discuss basic pulse energy scaling principles for multi-pass cells and introduce a novel multi-pass cell type which we employ to numerically demonstrate post-compression of 125 mJ pulses using a 2 m setup.Authors: Christoph Heyl, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) / Marcus Seidel, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) / Esmerando Escoto, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) / Arthur Schönberg, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) / Stefanos Carlström, Lund University / Gunnar Arisholm, . / Tino Lang, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) / Ingmar Hartl, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
15:30 - 15:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4E.7
Ultra-Broadband, Tunable mid-IR Source Based on Enhanced-Efficiency Intrapulse Difference-Frequency Generation

Presenter: Quentin Bournet, Laboratoire Charles Fabry, IOGS, France

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We report on an ultra-broadband mid-infrared source based on intrapulse difference-frequency-generation delivering 135 nJ, 50 fs-long pulses at 250 kHz repetition-rate. A bichromatic waveplate is used, enhancing the number of photons for the mid-infrared generation.Authors: Quentin Bournet, Laboratoire Charles Fabry, IOGS / Florent Guichard, Amplitude / Michele Natile, Amplitude / Yoann Zaouter, Amplitude / Manuel Joffre, Laboratoire d'Optique et Biosciences, Ecole polytechnique / Adeline Bonvalet, Laboratoire d'Optique et Biosciences, Ecole polytechnique / Ioachim Pupeza, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik / Christina Hofer, Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik / Frederic Druon, Laboratoire Charles Fabry, IOGS / marc Hanna, Laboratoire Charles Fabry, IOGS / Patrick Georges, Laboratoire Charles Fabry, IOGS
15:45 - 16:00
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SF4E.4
Efficient High-Peak-Power 50-fs-Class Yb:YAG Thin-Disk Laser Oscillator

Presenter: Julian Fischer, Time and Frequency Laboratory, Switzerland

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We demonstrate efficient short-pulse generation from Yb:YAG in the regime of strong intracavity self-phase-modulation. We reach 102-MW, 52-fs pulses at 103-W average-power with 26% optical-to-optical efficiency, presenting the highest peak-power of any ultrafast laser oscillator.Authors: Julian Fischer, Time and Frequency Laboratory / Jakub Drs, Time and Frequency Laboratory / Michael Müller, Time and Frequency Laboratory / Norbert Modsching, Time and Frequency Laboratory / François Labaye, Time and Frequency Laboratory / Valentin Wittwer, Time and Frequency Laboratory / Thomas Südmeyer, Time and Frequency Laboratory

SF4G

Novel Materials Integration

Presider: Neetesh Singh, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Germany
Executive Ballroom 210G

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14:00 - 14:15
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SF4G.1
Demonstration of Non-Symmetric Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Modulator With a 3-dB Bandwidth Beyond 100 GHz

Presenter: Farzaneh Arab Juneghani, University of Central Florida, United States

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Thin-film lithium niobate electro-optic modulators with bandwidths >100 GHz are demonstrated. The trade-off between bandwidth and voltage is alleviated by non-symmetric positioning of waveguides with respect to electrodes and by incorporating a dielectric buffer layer.Authors: Farzaneh Arab Juneghani, University of Central Florida / Jie Zhao, Nokia Bell Labs / Milad Gholipour Vazimali, University of Central Florida / Xi Chen, Nokia Bell Labs / Son Thai Le, Nokia Bell Labs / Haoshuo Chen, Nokia Bell Labs / Ehsan Ordouie, University of Central Florida / Nicolas Fontaine, Nokia Bell Labs / Sasan Fathpour, University of Central Florida
14:15 - 14:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4G.2
Piezoelectric High-Speed Spatial Light Modulator Based on Guided-Mode Resonances

Presenter: Artur Hermans, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

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We demonstrate a high-speed spatial light modulator technology based on a silicon nitride platform fabricated in a CMOS process. Using piezoelectrically modulated guided-mode resonances, we can reach bandwidths over 10 MHz for a single pixel.Authors: Artur Hermans, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Ian Christen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Christopher Panuski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Matthew Zimmermann, The MITRE Corporation / Andrew Leenheer, Sandia National Laboratories / Mark Dong, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Gerald Gilbert, MITRE-Princeton / Matt Eichenfield, Sandia National Laboratories / Dirk Englund, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
14:30 - 14:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4G.3
Third-Harmonic Generation on Chip Through Cascaded χ(2)Processes

Presenter: JINGWEI LING, University of Rochester, United States

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By integrating two periodic poling structures into a single high-Q lithium niobate microresonator for cascaded SHG and SFG, we achieved efficient third harmonic generation on-chip at the wavelength of 520nm, with an efficiency of 0.6.Authors: JINGWEI LING, University of Rochester / Jeremy Staffa, University of Rochester / Lue Wu, Caltech / Lin Chang, UCSD / Boqiang Shen, Caltech / Usman Javid, Caltech / Heming Wang, Caltech / Shixin Xue, University of Rochester / Mingxiao Li, University of Rochester / Yang He, University of Rochester / John Bowers, UCSD / Kerry Vahala, Caltech / Qiang Lin, University of Rochester
14:45 - 15:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4G.4
Transition Metal Nitride Metasurface Broadband Absorbers for Plasmon-Enhanced Solar-Driven Hydrogen Evolution

Presenter: Yu-Jung Lu, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

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We demonstrate the plasmon-enhanced visible-light-driven hydrogen production from water using a polymer photocatalyst integrated with a TiN metasurface absorber. A 300 % increase in the hydrogen evolution rate was observed.Authors: Yu-Jung Lu, Academia Sinica
15:15 - 15:30
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SF4G.5
Low Half-Wave Voltage Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Modulator With Ultra-Flat Electro-Optic Response

Presenter: Hao Liu, Tsinghua University, China

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A thin-film lithium niobate modulator with low-loss capacitively-loaded traveling-wave electrodes terminated by an on-chip resistor is demonstrated, with 6-dB electrical bandwidth over 150 GHz, ultra-flat electro-optic response and low half-wave voltage of 2 V.Authors: Hao Liu, Tsinghua University / Xuecheng Liu, Tsinghua University / Bing Xiong, Tsinghua University / Changzheng Sun, Tsinghua University / Zhibiao Hao, Tsinghua University / Lai Wang, Tsinghua University / Jian Wang, Tsinghua University / Yanjun Han, Tsinghua University / Hongtao Li, Tsinghua University / Yi Luo, Tsinghua University
15:30 - 15:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4G.6
Demonstration of a Heterogeneous III-v/Si DWDM
Transmitter Based on (De-) Interleaved Frequency Comb

Presenter: Stanley Cheung, Hewlett Packard Labs, United States

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For the first time, a simultaneous wavelength and space division multiplexedtransmitter is demonstrated on a heterogeneous III-V-on-silicon platform. The proof-of-conceptexperiment shows (de-)interleaved 2×8 comb lines each modulated at 25 Gb/s.Authors: Stanley Cheung, Hewlett Packard Labs / Yuan Yuan, Hewlett Packard Labs / Yiwei Peng, Hewlett Packard Labs / Geza Kurczveil, Hewlett Packard Labs / Yingtao Hu, Hewlett Packard Labs / Di Liang, Hewlett Packard Labs / Raymond Beausoleil, Hewlett Packard Labs
15:45 - 16:00
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SF4G.7
Polarization-Insensitive Thin-Film Lithium Niobate Electro-Optic Modulator

Presenter: pan ying, Sun yat-sen university, China

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Based on the thin-film lithium niobate platform, we experimentally demonstrate a polarization-insensitive electro-optic modulator which features a polarization-dependent loss of 0.35 dB and an on-chip loss of less than 2 dB.Authors: pan ying, Sun yat-sen university / mingbo he, Sun yat-sen university / mengyue xu, Sun yat-sen university / zhongjing lin, Sun yat-sen university / wei ke, Sun yat-sen university / yanmei lin, Sun yat-sen university / Siyuan Yu, Sun yat-sen university / Xinlun Cai, Sun yat-sen university

SF4H

Optical Fiber Based Frequency Combs and Supercontinumm Sources

Presider: William Renninger, University of Rochester, United States
Executive Ballroom 210H

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14:00 - 14:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4H.1
Narrow Linewidth Picosecond Source at 760 nm Generating 50 nJ Pulses Using Four-Wave Mixing

Presenter: Omkar Supekar, University of Colorado Boulder, United States

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We have demonstrated an electronically controlled laser, generating 50 nJ picosecond pulses at 760 nm. The gain-switched pulses at 1032 nm are amplified in Yb-fiber and frequency converted in photonic crystal fiber using four-wave mixing.Authors: Omkar Supekar, University of Colorado Boulder / Y. Lange Simmons, University of Colorado Boulder / Victor Bright, University of Colorado Boulder / Juliet Gopinath, University of Colorado Boulder
14:15 - 14:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4H.2
7-Octave High-Brightness CEP-Stable Light Source

Presenter: Ugaitz Elu, ICFO, Spain

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We present a carrier-envelope-phase stable light source, seeded by a mid-IR frequency comb, with simultaneous spectral coverage across 7 optical octaves, from the UV (340 nm) into the THz (40,000 nm).Authors: Ugaitz Elu, ICFO / Luke Maidment, ICFO / Lenard Vamos, ICFO / Francesco Tani, Max-Planck Institute for Science of Light / David Novoa, Max-Planck Institute for Science of Light / Michael Frosz, Max-Planck Institute for Science of Light / V. Badikov, Kuban State University / D. Badikov, Kuban State University / Valentin Petrov, Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy / Philip Russell, Max-Planck Institute for Science of Light / Jens Biegert, ICFO
14:45 - 15:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4H.3
Complete Measurement of the Phase-Space Topology of Fiber Four-Wave Mixing Using Iterated Initial Conditions

Presenter: Anastasiia Sheveleva, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, CNRS-Université de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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We experimentally demonstrate an optical fiber testbed enabling the quantitative study of ideal four-wave mixing. We directly measure the complex phase-space topology including features such as the separatrix, Fermi Pasta Ulam recurrence, and stationary waves.Authors: Anastasiia Sheveleva, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, CNRS-Université de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté / Ugo Andral, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, CNRS-Université de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté / Bertrand Kibler, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, CNRS-Université de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté / Pierre Colman, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, CNRS-Université de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté / John Dudley, Institut FEMTO-ST, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté CNRS / Christophe Finot, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, CNRS-Université de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
15:00 - 15:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4H.4
Orthogonally-Polarized Bi-Directional Dual-Comb Fiber Laser

Presenter: Kota Uyama, The University of Tokyo, Japan

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We propose a novel nonreciprocal polarization isolator for the realization an all-PM dual-comb fiber laser. An orthogonally-polarized bi-directional output has been demonstrated, for the first time, with 5.474 kHz repetition frequency difference at 20 MHz.Authors: Kota Uyama, The University of Tokyo / Takuma Shirahata, The University of Tokyo / Sze Set, The University of Tokyo / Shinji Yamashita, The University of Tokyo
15:15 - 15:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4H.6
Strong Phase-Locking in Quantum Seeded of Raman Comb

Presenter: Jim Ignacchiti, GPPMM group, Xlim research institute, France

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We demonstrate strong and stable phase-locking between the pump and the quantum generated Stokes/anti-Stokes spectral-pair in a comb generated in the regime of a single spatio-temporal coherent mode transient stimulated Raman scattering in H2-filled HCPCF.Authors: Jim Ignacchiti, GPPMM group, Xlim research institute / Antoine Reigue, GPPMM group, Xlim research institute / Foued Amrani, GPPMM group, Xlim research institute / Benoit Debord, GPPMM group, Xlim research institute / frederic gerome, GPPMM group, Xlim research institute / Fetah Benabid, GPPMM group, Xlim research institute
15:30 - 15:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4H.5
Fabrication of High-Q Inch-Scale Fiber-Based Ring Resonator

Presenter: Rizki Pradono, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea (the Republic of)

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We demonstrate an inch-scale fiber ring resonator with its core partially exposed by droplet-based wet etching for efficient coupling. A quality factor of (3.14±0.3)×107 with a free spectral range of ~2.2 GHz was measured.Authors: Rizki Pradono, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology / Mohamad Syahadi, National Standardization Agency of Indonesia / Dongin Jeong, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology / Gyeongho Son, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology / Hansuek Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology / Kyoungsik Yu, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

SF4O

Optical Methods for Chemical Sensing

Presider: Jennifer Moraes, CCDC Army Research Lab, United States
Meeting Room 212D

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14:00 - 14:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4O.1
Low-Concentration Detection of CO2 Using Suspended Silicon Waveguides in the Mid-IR

Presenter: Pen-Sheng Lin, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

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We show detection of CO2 concentrations as low as 500 ppm using a suspended silicon photonic mid-IR waveguide. The performance is enabled by the low propagation loss (2.35±0.25) dB/cm permitting sensing with waveguides up to 7 cm length.Authors: Pen-Sheng Lin, KTH Royal Institute of Technology / Arne Quellmalz, KTH Royal Institute of Technology / Po-Han Huang, KTH Royal Institute of Technology / Shayan Parhizkar, Advanced Microelectronic Center Aachen / Nour Negm, Advanced Microelectronic Center Aachen / Stephan Suckow, Advanced Microelectronic Center Aachen / Floria Ottonello-Briano, Senseair AB / Max Lemme, Advanced Microelectronic Center Aachen / Frank Niklaus, KTH Royal Institute of Technology / Kristinn Gylfason, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
14:15 - 14:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4O.2
Ultra-Sensitive and Selective gas Sensing Using Polymer-Coated Microtoroid Optical Resonators

Presenter: Cheng Li, University of Arizona, United States

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We use a system known as FLOWER (frequency locked optical whispering evanescent resonator) in combination with different sorbent polymer coatings to rapidly detect trace amounts of the toxic gases DIMP, ammonia, and formaldehyde.Authors: Cheng Li, University of Arizona / Trevor Lohrey, Caltech / yisha Tang, University of Arizona / Brian Stoltz, Caltech / Euan McLeod, University of Arizona / Judith Su, University of Arizona
14:30 - 14:45
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SF4O.3
Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy of Methane in Hypersonic Laval Expansions

Presenter: Lucile Rutkowski, Institute of Physics of Rennes, France

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We report the study of the hot bands of methane in a vibrationally hot and rotationally cool environment. The near infrared transitions were measured using cavity ring down spectroscopy in a molecular hypersonic expansion.Authors: Eszter Dudás, Institute of Physics of Rennes / Samir Kassi, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Physique / Solène Perot, Institute of Physics of Rennes / Christine Charles, The Australian National University / Lucile Rutkowski, Institute of Physics of Rennes / Robert Georges, Institute of Physics of Rennes
14:45 - 15:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4O.4
1 Ghz Mid-Infrared Dual-Comb Spectrometer Spanning More Than 30 Thz

Presenter: Peter Chang, University of Colorado at Boulder, United States

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We demonstrate a broadband 1 GHz mid-infrared dual comb spectrometer based on intra-pulse difference frequency generation, addressing the 3 – 5 μm wavelength region for the characterization of dynamic molecular systems.Authors: Peter Chang, University of Colorado at Boulder / Nazanin Hoghooghi, University of Colorado at Boulder / Scott Egbert, University of Colorado at Boulder / Sida Xing, National Institue of Standards and Technology / Daniel Lesko, University of Colorado at Boulder / Alexander Lind, University of Colorado at Boulder / Gregory Rieker, University of Colorado at Boulder / Scott Diddams, University of Colorado at Boulder
15:00 - 16:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4O.5
Materials and Devices for on-Chip mid-Infrared Photonic Sensors and Detectors

Presenter: Anuradha Agarwal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

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I will discuss mid-infrared sensors and detectors based on room temperature processed, back-end Si-CMOS compatible, amorphous and polycrystalline chalcogenide materials. Detector materials include binary and ternary lead chalcogenides that can detect upto 6 micron wavelength.Authors: Anuradha Agarwal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

SF4L

RF Photonics and Secure Communications

Presider: Peter Girouard, DTU Fotonik, Denmark
Meeting Room 212A

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Science & Innovation

14:00 - 14:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4L.1
Silicon Microring Modulator for High SFDR Analog Links in Monolithic 45nm CMOS

Presenter: Sidney Buchbinder, University of California, Berkeley, United States

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We characterize the linearity of a lateral junction microring modulator in a monolithinc 45nm CMOS platform versus modulator bias, optical wavelength, and input power, and achieve peak third-order SFDR of 96.4dBHz2/3 at 0dBm laser power.Authors: Sidney Buchbinder, University of California, Berkeley / Ruocheng Wang, University of California, Berkeley / Danielius Kramnik, University of California, Berkeley / Derek Van Orden, Ayar Labs / Anat Khilo, Ayar Labs / John Fini, Ayar Labs / Chen Sun, Ayar Labs / Mark Wade, Ayar Labs / Vladimir Stojanovic, University of California, Berkeley
14:15 - 14:30
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4L.2
Integrated Optical Frequency Combs for Low-Phase Noise mm-Waves Generation

Presenter: Eduardo Lima, INATEL, Brazil

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We experimentally implement a low-phase noise mm-waves generator based on integrated optical frequency comb, which provides -80 dBc/Hz for 1 kHz offset at 28 GHz and spectral purity equivalent to commercially available RF generator.Authors: Eduardo Lima, INATEL / Nicola Andriolli, CNR / Evandro Conforti, Unicamp / Giampiero Contestabile, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna / Arismar Cerqueira Sodre Junior, INATEL
14:30 - 14:45
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4L.3
Physical-Layer Secure Optical Communication Based on Randomized Phase Space in Pseudo-3-Party Infrastructure

Presenter: Kh Arif Shahriar, McGill University, Canada

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We experimentally demonstrate a novel optical communication scheme that implements physical layer security through phase randomization in a round-trip mechanism involving pseudo-3-party transmitter/receiver infrastructure, achieving 200 Gbits/s transmission over 80 km SMF with QPSK modulation.Authors: Kh Arif Shahriar, McGill University / Mostafa Khalil, McGill University / Adrian Chan, Quantropi Inc. / Lawrence Chen, McGill University / Randy Kuang, Quantropi Inc. / David V. Plant, McGill University
14:45 - 15:00
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4L.4
Demonstration of 28 Gb/s Physical Secure Optical Communication Over 120 km Based on Self-Feedback Phase Encryption Loop

Presenter: Zhensen Gao, Guangdong University of Technology, China

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We propose and experimentally demonstrate a high speed 28Gb/s physical layer secure optical communication system with 120km SMF transmission link based on a novel hardware self-feedback optical phase encryption scheme.Authors: Zhensen Gao, Guangdong University of Technology / Qihua Li, Guangdong University of Technology / Bin Tang, Guangdong University of Technology / Lihong Zhang, Guangdong University of Technology / Ying Luo, Guangdong University of Technology / Songnian Fu, Guangdong University of Technology / Zhaohui Li, Sun Yat-sen University / Yuncai Wang, Guangdong University of Technology / yuwen qin, Guangdong University of Technology
15:00 - 15:15
(UTC - 07:00)

SF4L.5
FPGA Implementation of Post-Processing for Classical Secure Key Distribution in Fiber Networks

Presenter: Ying Cao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

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Real-time post-processing for physical-layer secure key distribution in fiber networks is implemented on FPGA, with quantization, information reconciliation and privacy amplification modules, where a key generation rate of 11.7 Mbps is achieved.Authors: Ying Cao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University / shuhang chen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University / Liuming Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University / Xinran Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University / Xuelin Yang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

2022 Schedule

Friday, 20 May

05:00 — 07:00 (Pacific Time (US & Canada), UTC - 07:00)

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Virtual: Optical Computing and Quantum Photonics

Topological Photonics for Subwavelength Light-Matter Interaction

Silicon Photonic Modulators With Electro-Optic Polymer Embedded Ladder-Slot Waveguide

Spectroscopy and Mid-Infrared Laser Operation of “Mixed” Sesquioxide Ceramics Er:(Y,Sc)2O3

Towards Large-Scale Optical Computing System

Dual-Polarity Photocurrent of MBE-Grown p-AlGaN/n-GaN p–n Nanowires

Magneto-Optical Properties of Thin-Film EuS at Room Temperature.

Virtual: Short Wave and Broadband Infrared Laser Systems

(Withdrawn) HHG at the Carbon K-Edge Directly Driven by SRS Red-Shifted Pulses From an Yb Amplifier

Kerr-Lens Mode-Locked Tm,Ho:CALGO Laser

Generation of High-Power First-Order Laguerre-Gaussian Beam From a Solid-State Tm Laser at ~2 μm

1-fs-Level Passive Pump-Seed-Pulse Synchronization in White Light Seeded OPCPA

Optical Parametric Amplification of sub-Cycle Shortwave Infrared Pulses

Multi-Millijoule Broadband Pulse Generation at 3 µm Through a 2-mm Pumped OPCPA

Watt-Level, 1.7 μm Gain-Switched Fiber Laser Based on an Intracavity Tandemly-Pump Scheme

Virtual: Photonic Integration II

A Space-Efficient Optical Computing Chip Based on Diffractive Neural Network

Compact, Spatial-Mode-Interaction-Free, Ultralow-Loss, Nonlinear Photonic Integrated Circuits

Integrated 2-µm Electro-Optic Modulator Based on Graphene-Silicon Slot-Waveguide Microring Resonator

High-Performance Dual-Polarization IQ Modulator Based on Hybrid Silicon and Lithium Niobate Platform

Cosmic Radiation Effect on Silicon Photonic Mach-Zehnder Modulator

Fast Chirped Ultral-low Noise Hybrid Integrated FMCW Laser Source

Virtual: Thermodynamic Optics and Tailored Materials

(Withdrawn) Control of Optical Energy Distribution in Photonic Molecules by Using Uniform Gain

Weak and Strong Field Control of Valley Polarization in WSe2 Monolayer

Fundamental Thermodynamic Noise in Crystalline Optical Materials

Enhanced Multiphoton Photoluminescence in Metaphotonics

Universality of Thermalization in Multimoded Nonlinear Optics

Millimeter-Range Optical Trapping and Manipulation in Suspensions via Asymmetric Potentials

Network Analysis of Weyl Semimetal Photogalvanic Systems

Thermalization of Orbital Angular Momentum Beams in Optical Fibers

08:00 — 10:00 (Pacific Time (US & Canada), UTC - 07:00)

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Quantum Computation I

Strolling Through a NISQ Processor

All-Optical Quantum State Engineering for Rotation-Symmetric Bosonic Codes

Machine Learning Detection of Quantum Many-Body Localization Phase-Transition

Spatiotemporal Quantum Parametric Mode Sorter

Quantum Computing Chip With Error-Correction Encoding

A Boson Sampling Chip for Graph Perfect Matching

Generating Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill Qubits Over Continuous-Variable Cluster States With Photon-Number-Resolving Measurements

Quantum Sources and Their Characterization

Engineering Joint Spectral Densities With Orbital Angular Momentum States in Optical Fibers

Transverse-Mode-Entangled Photon-Pair Generation in Optical Fiber

Towards High Purity Heralded Single Photon Generation in Thin-Film Lithium Niobate

Photon Trapping for Increased Efficiency of Cascaded Downconversion

Telecom-Wavelength Bright Single Photon Sources With Post-Selected Indistinguishability

Measuring n-Photon Indistinguishability

Joint Spectral Characterization of Cryogenic Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion

Polarization-Entangled Photons From Ultrathin Nonlinear Layers

Brillouin Process

Optoacoustic Interactions for Computing and Signal Processing

Computational and Theoretical Modeling of Acoustoelectrically Enhanced Brillouin Optomechanical Interactions in Piezoelectric Semiconductors

Microresonator Brillouin Backaction Thermometry

Phase Conjugation of Orbital Angular Momentum in Cylindrical Vector Beams by Stimulated Brillouin Scattering

Brillouin Amplification of Helical Bloch Modes Carrying Optical Vortices

Suppressing Stimulated Brillouin Scattering by Selective Mode Excitation in Multimode Fibers

Advances in Nano-optics: Topological Effects

Topological Lasers With Epitaxially Grown InGaAs Nanowires on a SOI Substrate

Eigenvalue Topology of Non-Hermitian Band Structures in Two and Three Dimensions

Moiré Effects in Silicon Photonic Nanowires

Generation of Structured 3D Linear Space-Time Light Bullets Using Nonlocal Nanophotonics

Photonic Chern Insulators From two-Dimensional Atomic Lattices Interacting With a Single Surface Plasmon Polariton

Tunable Bound States in the Continuum With High Q Factors

Enhanced Smith–Purcell Radiation From Photonic Flatband Resonances

Meta-optics

Three-Dimensional Optical Crystals Nanoprinted in a Hydrogel

Patch-Type Wireless Power Transfer System Based on Electromagnetic Wave Focusing Metasurface for Bioimplantable Devices

Fundamental Thickness Bounds for Wide-Field-of-View Metalenses

Height-Driven Symmetry Breaking for High-Q Resonances in All-Dielectric Metasurfaces

Imprinted Barium Titanate Metalenses With Broadband Focus

Experimental Observations of Thermal Fluctuations of Metamaterial Optical Properties

Metasurfaces on Silicon Photonics for Simultaneous Emission Amplitude and Phase Control

Wafer-Scale Single-Aperture Near-Infrared Metalens Fabricated by Deep UV Photolithography

Photonic Modulation, Isolation and Switching

Mitigating Anomalous Sub-Megahertz Frequency Response of Electro-Optic Phase Modulators in X-cut Lithium Niobate on Insulator

Spectroscopy and Mid-Infrared Laser Operation of “Mixed” Sesquioxide Ceramics Er:(Y,Sc)₂O₃

Weak and Strong Field Control of Valley Polarization in WSe₂ Monolayer

Electrical Switching of Ge₂Sb₂Te₅ Memory Cells Based on Silicon Photonic Waveguide Microheaters

An Environmentally-Robust Visible Optical Clockwork Capable of Supporting Instabilities Below 1×10^-17