Speaker: Stefan Preble

Integrated Photonics: Clasical to Quantum

Abstract:  Integrated photonics is leading a revolution by integrating the advantages of light (speed, bandwidth and energy) with the scalability of integrated electronics manufacturing.  I will discuss how integrated photonics is enabling this revolution and the challenges that still remain.  I will begin with an overview of photonic circuits for classical aplications, in particular the primary building blocks (waveguides, ring resonators, electro-optic modulators, hybrid III-V/Si lasers) and some of their applications (transceivers, LIDAR and sensors).  I will then give an overview photonic chips for quantum applications, in particular the realization of photon sources and circuits that manipulate entanglement.  I will also present highliights of our work on integrated photonic packaging at AIM Photonics Test, Assembling and Packaging (TAP) facility in Rochester, NY.