TuE1.1 - PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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The Department of Defense is investigating photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for applications including microwave photonics, LiDAR, chemical and biological sensing, high-speed datacommunication, free-space optical communication, and quantum communication and sensing. Here, we highlight some current PIC research efforts at DoD laboratories that target these applications.
TuE1.2 - HETEROGENEOUSLY INTEGRATED III-V/SI ULTRA-LOW NOISE LASERS
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We present results for ultra-low noise integrated lasers based on the Silicon Photonics platform with heterogeneous integration of III-V gain material. Innovative designs enabled by ultra-low loss waveguides, novel multiple microresonator-based reflectors, and extended Bragg reflectors, provide record results for linewidth and tuning range.
TuE1.3 - ON-CHIP SPECTROMETER USING CASCADED ECHELLE GRATINGS AND ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS
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A novel, compact, on-chip spectrometer based on cascaded EG, multiple AWGs as well as PIC foundry compatible components was designed and analyzed. The proposed device operates in the spectral range of 1050 nm -1250 nm, 0.5 nm resolution, -30dB cross talk and 400 output channels.
TuE1.4 - SILICON-ON-INSULATOR INTEGRATED ITO-BASED MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATOR
- R. Amin (US) The George Washington University
- R. Maiti (US) The George Washington University
- C. Carfano (US) The George Washington University
- Z. Ma (US) The George Washington University
- M. Tahersima (US) The George Washington University
- Y. Lilach (US) The George Washington University
- D. Ratnayake (US) The George Washington University
- H. Dalir (US) Omega Optics
- V. Sorger (US) The George Washington University
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We demonstrate a monolithically integrated compact ITO electro-optic modulator in silicon on insulator photonics based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer featuring a high-performance half-wave voltage and active device length product of Vpi*L = 0.52 V-mm.