scientific publications

Title

A platform approach towards hybrid photonic integration and assembly for communications, sensing, and quantum technologies based on a polymer waveguide technology

Authors

Moritz Kleinert, Madeleine Nuck, Hauke Conradi, David de Felipe, Martin Kresse, Walter Brinker, Crispin Zawadzki, Norbert Keil, Martin Schell

Abstract

We present functionalities of photonic integrated circuits and a generic assembly approach for their hybrid integration with other components in the polymer waveguide platform PolyBoard. In addition to standard integrated optics capabilities, the PolyBoard approach allows for the realization of flexible interconnects, the fabrication of multilayer waveguide structures with low intra-layer coupling losses, and the integration of bulk optical crystals in on-chip free-space sections. These functionalities enable PICs with applications ranging from communications, via sensing, to quantum technology. The semiautomated assembly process presented in the second part of this paper ensures the compatibility of all individual functionalities and the scalability of the developed approaches towards production.

Venue

2019 IEEE CPMT Symposium Japan (ICSJ)

Place and Date

Kyoto, Japan, 18-20 November 2019

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Title

General framework for the analysis of imperfections in nonlinear systems

Authors

Matteo Santandrea, Michael Stefszky, and Christine Silberhorn

Abstract

In this Letter, we derive a framework to understand the effect of imperfections on the phase-matching spectrum of a wide class of nonlinear systems. We show that this framework is applicable to many physical systems, such as waveguides or fibers. Furthermore, this treatment reveals that the product of the system length and magnitude of the imperfections completely determines the phase-matching properties of these systems, thus offering a general rule for system design. Additionally, our framework provides a simple method to compare the performance of a wide range of nonlinear systems.

Venue 

Optics Letters, 15 November 2019, Volume 44, Issue 22, pp. 5394-5649

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Title

Characterisation of fabrication inhomogeneities in Ti:LiNbO3 waveguides

Authors

Matteo Santandrea, Michael Stefszky, Ganaël Roeland and Christine Silberhorn

Abstract

Nonlinear processes in integrated, guiding systems are fundamental for both classical and quantum experiments. Integrated components allow for compact, modular and stable light-processing systems and as such their use in real-world systems continues to expand. In order to use these devices in the most demanding applications, where efficiency and/or spectral performance are critical, it is important that the devices are fully optimised. In order to achieve these optimisations, it is first necessary to gain a thorough understanding of current fabrication limits and their impact on the devices’ final performance. In this paper we investigate the current fabrication limits of titanium indiffused lithium niobate waveguides produced using a masked photolithographic method. By dicing a long (~8 cm) sample into smaller pieces and recording the resulting phase matching spectra, the fabrication error present in the UV photolithographic process is characterised. The retrieved imperfections fit well with theoretical expectations and from the measured imperfection profile it is shown that one can directly reconstruct the original distorted phase matching spectrum. Therefore, our measurements directly quantify the intrinsic limitations of the current standard UV photolitographically produced titanium-indiffused lithium niobate waveguides.

Venue

New Journal of Physics, Volume 21, December 2019

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Title

Deployment Opportunities for DPS-QKD in the Co-Existence Regime of Lit GPON / NG-PON2 Access Networks

Authors

N. Vokic, D. Milovancev, B. Schrenk, M. Hentschel, and H. Hübel

Abstract 

We demonstrate cost-effective QKD integration for GPON and NG-PON2. Operation at 5.1×10^-7 secure bits/pulse and a QBER of 3.28% is accomplished for a 13.5-km reach, 2:16-split PON, with 0.52% co-existence penalty for 19 classical channels.

Venue

The Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exhibition (OFC 2020)

Place and Date

San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA, 8 – 12 March 2020

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Title

Flexible Entanglement Distribution Overlay for Cloud/Edge DC Interconnect as Seed for IT-Secure Primitives

Authors

F. Laudenbach, B. Schrenk, M. Achleitner, N. Vokic, D. Milovancev, and H. Hübel

Abstract 

We leverage spectral assets of entanglement and spatial switching to realize a flexible distribution map for cloud-to-edge and edge-to-edge quantum pipes that seed IT-secure primitives. Dynamic bandwidth allocation and co-existence with classical control are demonstrated.

Venue

The Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exhibition (OFC 2020)

Place and Date

San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA, 8 – 12 March 2020

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Title

Compact Differential Phase-Shift Quantum Receiver Assisted by a SOI / BiCMOS Micro-Ring Resonator

Authors

N. Vokic, D. Milovancev, W. Boxleitner, H. Hübel, and B. Schrenk

Abstract 

We demonstrate a phase-selective and colorless quantum receiver assisted by a silicon-on-insulator microring, enabling a low 1.3% QBER at 5.3kb/s secure-key rate. No penalty incurs compared to a delay interferometer. BiCMOS 3D-integration is proven feasible.

Venue

The Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exhibition (OFC 2020)

Place and Date

San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA, 8 – 12 March 2020

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