Towards integrated photonic interposers for processing octave-spanning microresonator frequency combs

Ashutosh Rao; Gregory Moille; Xiyuan Lu; Daron A. Westly; Davide Sacchetto; Michael Geiselmann; Michael Zervas; Scott B. Papp; John Bowers; Kartik Srinivasan

doi:10.1038/s41377-021-00549-y

Light: Science & Applications (May 2021)

Towards integrated photonic interposers for processing octave-spanning microresonator frequency combs

Ashutosh Rao,
Gregory Moille,
Xiyuan Lu,
Daron A. Westly,
Davide Sacchetto,
Michael Geiselmann,
Michael Zervas,
Scott B. Papp,
John Bowers,
Kartik Srinivasan

Affiliations

Ashutosh Rao: Physical Measurement Laboratory, Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gregory Moille: Physical Measurement Laboratory, Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Xiyuan Lu: Physical Measurement Laboratory, Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Daron A. Westly: Physical Measurement Laboratory, Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Davide Sacchetto: Ligentec
Michael Geiselmann: Ligentec
Michael Zervas: Ligentec
Scott B. Papp: Physical Measurement Laboratory, Time and Frequency Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
John Bowers: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California
Kartik Srinivasan: Physical Measurement Laboratory, Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-021-00549-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Key steps towards photonic interposers for integrated optical synthesizers are shown: filters, mixers, linear processing of an octave-spanning microcomb, integration of microcomb and interposer layers, and a system-level feasibility analysis.

Published in Light: Science & Applications

ISSN: 2047-7538 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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