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Photonic integrated circuit optical parametric oscillators

December 22, 2025
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Xiyuan Lu, Robert Gray, Jordan Stone, Selina Zhou, Nicolas Englebert, Alireza Marandi, Kartik Srinivasan
Optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) are versatile nonlinear optical devices for wavelength generation from the visible to the mid-infrared. Recently, OPO research has merged with photonic integrated circuits (PICs) in the advancement of miniaturized, on

Two-dimensional imaging of electromagnetic fields via light sheet fluorescence imaging with Rydberg atoms

November 24, 2025
Author(s)
Noah Schlossberger, Tate McDonald, Kevin Su, Rajavardhan Talashila, Robert Behary, Charles L. Patrick, Eugeniy E. Mikhailov, Seth Aubin, Irena Nokivoka, Christopher Holloway, Nikunjkumar Prajapati
Imaging of electric and magnetic fields is limited by the fact that conventional field probes rely on conductive elements that perturb the fields they are meant to measure and require either spatial scanning or arrays to produce field maps. Atomic sensors

Single-photon time-of-flight measurements for benchmarking time transfer in quantum networks

November 14, 2025
Author(s)
Dongxing He, Paulina Kuo, YaShian Li-Baboud, Anouar Rahmouni, Matthew Shaw, Boris Korzh, Thomas Gerrits
We propose a single-photon time-of-flight (ToF) measurement method to benchmark fiber-path delay estimation in optical two-way time and frequency transfer (OTWTFT) protocols. The single-photon ToF measurement yields uncertainties better than 2 ps (0.5 mm

Toward Chaotic Group Velocity Hopping of an On-Chip Dissipative Kerr Soliton

September 23, 2025
Author(s)
Gregory Moille, Sashank Kaushik Sridhar, Pradyoth Shandilya, Avik Dutt, Curtis Menyuk, Kartik Srinivasan
Chaos enables randomness-based applications, particularly in photonic systems. Integrated optical frequency combs (microcombs) have previously been observed in either chaotic modulation instability or stable, low-noise dissipative Kerr soliton (DKS)

On-chip multi-timescale spatiotemporal optical synchronization

September 12, 2025
Author(s)
Lida Xu, Mahmoud Mehrabad, Christopher Flower, Gregory Moille, Alessandro Restelli, Daniel Suarez-Forero, Yanne Chembo, Sunil Mittal, Kartik Srinivasan, Mohammad Hafezi
Mode locking is foundational to nonlinear optics, enabling advances in metrology, spectroscopy, and communications. However, it remains unexplored in nonharmonic, multi-timescale regimes. Here, we realize on-chip multi-timescale synchronization using

Single-photon Sources and Detectors Dictionary

August 4, 2025
Author(s)
Joshua Bienfang, Thomas Gerrits, Paulina Kuo, Alan Migdall, Sergey Polyakov, Oliver Slattery
The intention of this dictionary is to define relevant terms and metrics used in the characterization of single-photon detectors and sources with the goal to promote better understanding and communication of those metrics across the single-photon

Variable Bell states in a polarization-entangled photon source

July 14, 2025
Author(s)
Jabir Marakkarakath Vadakkepurayil, Shruti Sundar, Daniel Razansky
Bell states are fundamental resources in quantum optics, underpinning a range of applications in quantum computation and communication. However, many experimental sources focus on generating a single Bell state, limiting their utility for protocols that

All-Optical Quenching of Integrated Frequency Comb Noise

July 9, 2025
Author(s)
Gregory Moille, Pradyoth Shandilya, Jordan Stone, Curtis Menyuk, Kartik Srinivasan
Integrated frequency combs promise transformation of lab-based metrology into disruptive real-world applications, particularly with octave-spanning microcombs enabling self-referenced optical synthesis and clock implementations. However, the integrated

Tailored-Reflectivity Microstructures for Measuring Signal Sensitivity of Optical Coherence Tomography Medical Imaging Systems

May 25, 2025
Author(s)
Greta Babakhanova, Declan Fitzgerald, Joshua Guag, Zhuolin Liu, Daniel Hammer, Ryan Sochol, ANANT AGRAWAL
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a medical imaging technique which has transformed the practice of ophthalmology via high-resolution visualization and measurement of numerous ocular structures, the retina in particular. Despite its widespread use, the

Ellipsometry in the EUV Regime

April 24, 2025
Author(s)
Aaron Chew, Bryan Barnes, Eric Shirley, Thomas Germer
We propose and analyze the sensitivity of an ellipsometer that uses extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light from the synchrotron SURF-III. The ellipsometer employs a four-mirror geometry to control polarization, as documented in the associated patent. With a

Enabling phase stabilization of quantum networks via displacement-enhanced photon counting

April 23, 2025
Author(s)
Jabir Marakkarakath Vadakkepurayil, Daehyun Ahn, Ivan Burenkov, Abdella Battou, Sergey Polyakov, N. Fajar R. Annafianto
Optical phase stabilization, tracking, and locking in long fiber links are pivotal for the functionality of many communication protocols and distributed sensors. However, conventional phase stabilization methods use strong optical probe signals that may

Multi-mode Gaussian State Analysis with one Bounded Photon Counter

March 25, 2025
Author(s)
Arik Avagyan, Emanuel Knill, Scott Glancy
Gaussian states are ubiquitous in quantum optics and information processing, and it is essential to have effective tools for their characterization. One such tool is a photon-number-resolving detector, and the simplest configuration involves counting the

Nanophotonic oscillators for laser conversion beyond an octave

February 11, 2025
Author(s)
Grant Brodnik, Haixin Liu, David Carlson, Jennifer Black, Scott Papp
Many uses of lasers place the highest importance on access to specific wavelength bands. For example, mobilizing optical-atomic clocks for a leap in sensing requires compact lasers at frequencies spread across the visible and near infrared. Integrated

Finding and minimizing systematics in dual comb interferometry

February 4, 2025
Author(s)
Mathieu Walsh, Philippe Guay, J.D. Deschenes, Nathan Malarich, Ian Coddington, Kevin Cossel, Jerome Genest
With suficiently high signal-to-noise, several systematic errors become prominent in dual-comb interferometry measurements. This paper reviews several error sources including electrical, photo-detection, amplification and acquisition chain nonlinearity

Variation of radiometric throughput with simple perturbations

February 3, 2025
Author(s)
Eric Shirley
This work considers the effects of changes of distance, centering and tilting of optical elements on radiometric throughput. Analytical formulas for leading-order effects are compared to numerical calculations for validation purposes.

Deployment of a Transportable Yb Optical Lattice Clock

January 14, 2025
Author(s)
Tobias Bothwell, Tanner Grogan, Marco Pomponio, Takuma Nakamura, Craig Nelson, Archita Hati, Franklyn Quinlan, Andrew Ludlow, Wesley Brand, Robert Fasano, Yun-Jhih Chen, Thomas Akin, Joseph Whalen, Richard Fox, ignacio baldoni, Benjamin Rauf, michele giunta, ronald holzwarth, Steven Peil
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