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- Subhojit DuttaSubhojit DuttaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, and Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United StatesMore by Subhojit Dutta
- Elizabeth A. GoldschmidtElizabeth A. GoldschmidtDepartment of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United StatesMore by Elizabeth A. Goldschmidt
- Sabyasachi BarikSabyasachi BarikDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, and Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United StatesMore by Sabyasachi Barik
- Uday SahaUday SahaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, and Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United StatesMore by Uday Saha
- Edo Waks*Edo Waks*E-mail: [email protected]Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, and Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United StatesMore by Edo Waks
Abstract
Rare-earth ion ensembles doped in single crystals are a promising materials system with widespread applications in optical signal processing, lasing, and quantum information processing. Incorporating rare-earth ions into integrated photonic devices could enable compact lasers and modulators, as well as on-chip optical quantum memories for classical and quantum optical applications. To this end, a thin film single crystalline wafer structure that is compatible with planar fabrication of integrated photonic devices would be highly desirable. However, incorporating rare-earth ions into a thin film form-factor while preserving their optical properties has proven challenging. We demonstrate an integrated photonic platform for rare-earth ions doped in a single crystalline thin film lithium niobate on insulator. The thin film is composed of lithium niobate doped with Tm3+. The ions in the thin film exhibit optical lifetimes identical to those measured in bulk crystals. We show narrow spectral holes in a thin film waveguide that require up to 2 orders of magnitude lower power to generate than previously reported bulk waveguides. Our results pave the way for scalable on-chip lasers, optical signal processing devices, and integrated optical quantum memories.
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