Integrated lithium niobate platform for classical and quantum nonlinear optics
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- On-chip integrated photonic devices constitute the backbone of the systems we use to interface with technology. Semiconductor devices enable the transmission of information from every modern smartphone, wearable device, home appliance, and car directly to our eyes. On the other hand, an increasing number of consumer electronics use photonic components to collect information necessary for their functions, such as face recognition in phones, health monitoring in wearables, and autonomous driving. Moreover, integrated photonics is common in specialized applications like data centers, the internet, pollution monitoring, and medical diagnostics. Developing new types of integrated light sources will enable unexplored applications and advances in the existing ones. In this dissertation, I will describe our recent advancements in developing chip-integrated nonlinear optical light sources using lithium niobate. Nonlinear optics studies photon interactions through the intrinsic properties of the materials in which they propagate. It provides a versatile alternative to existing semiconductor technologies for light-source engineering. We have designed and fabricated devices that generate second-harmonic and enable tunable optical parametric oscillation with high efficiency and at low power. Our platform allows light generation from UV to mid-infrared, with lithography controlling the design wavelength. It also opens the door to novel chip-integrated light sources such as comb generators and squeezers. By combining the electro-optic capabilities of lithium niobate with our nonlinear optics platform, we create an on-chip frequency-modulated optical parametric oscillator. It produces a flat-top frequency comb composed of hundreds of distinct frequencies, ideal for applications in spectroscopy and communication. Finally, we utilize lithium niobate to generate squeezed light within a complex photonic integrated circuit and employ it as a quantum-enhanced sensor.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2023; ©2023 |
| Publication date | 2023; 2023 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Stokowski, Hubert Sylwester |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Safavi-Naeini, Amir H |
| Thesis advisor | Safavi-Naeini, Amir H |
| Thesis advisor | Fejer, Martin M. (Martin Michael) |
| Thesis advisor | Miller, D. A. B |
| Thesis advisor | Vuckovic, Jelena |
| Degree committee member | Fejer, Martin M. (Martin Michael) |
| Degree committee member | Miller, D. A. B |
| Degree committee member | Vuckovic, Jelena |
| Associated with | Stanford University, School of Humanities and Sciences |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Applied Physics |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Hubert Sylwester Stokowski. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Applied Physics. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2023. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/ck196hh9286 |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2023 by Hubert Sylwester Stokowski
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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