Programmable SCOW Mesh Silicon Photonic Processor for Linear Unitary Operator

Programmable SCOW Mesh Silicon Photonic Processor for Linear Unitary Operator

Universal unitary multiport interferometers (UMIs) can perform any arbitrary unitary transformation to a vector of input optical modes, which are essential for a wide range of applications. Most UMIs are realized by fixed photonic circuits with a triangular or a rectangular architecture. Here, we pr...

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Main Authors: Liangjun Lu, Linjie Zhou, Jianping Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Micromachines
Subjects:
photonic processors
unitary transformation
silicon photonics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/10/10/646
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spelling doaj-416b32edd82743ac9cd56f5eb0b778992020-11-25T02:22:58ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2019-09-01101064610.3390/mi10100646mi10100646Programmable SCOW Mesh Silicon Photonic Processor for Linear Unitary OperatorLiangjun Lu0Linjie Zhou1Jianping Chen2State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Communication and Data Science, Shanghai Key Lab of Navigation and Location Services, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Communication and Data Science, Shanghai Key Lab of Navigation and Location Services, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Communication and Data Science, Shanghai Key Lab of Navigation and Location Services, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, ChinaUniversal unitary multiport interferometers (UMIs) can perform any arbitrary unitary transformation to a vector of input optical modes, which are essential for a wide range of applications. Most UMIs are realized by fixed photonic circuits with a triangular or a rectangular architecture. Here, we present the implementation of an <i>N</i> &#215; <i>N</i> rectangular UMI with a programmable photonic processor based on two-dimensional meshes of self-coupled optical waveguide (SCOW) resonant structures. Our architecture shows a high tolerance to the unbalanced loss upon interference. This work enriches the functionality of the SCOW mesh photonic processors, which are promising for field-programmable photonic arrays.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/10/10/646photonic processorsunitary transformationsilicon photonics
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author Liangjun Lu
Linjie Zhou
Jianping Chen
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Linjie Zhou
Jianping Chen
Programmable SCOW Mesh Silicon Photonic Processor for Linear Unitary Operator
Micromachines
photonic processors
unitary transformation
silicon photonics
author_facet Liangjun Lu
Linjie Zhou
Jianping Chen
author_sort Liangjun Lu
title Programmable SCOW Mesh Silicon Photonic Processor for Linear Unitary Operator
title_short Programmable SCOW Mesh Silicon Photonic Processor for Linear Unitary Operator
title_full Programmable SCOW Mesh Silicon Photonic Processor for Linear Unitary Operator
title_fullStr Programmable SCOW Mesh Silicon Photonic Processor for Linear Unitary Operator
title_full_unstemmed Programmable SCOW Mesh Silicon Photonic Processor for Linear Unitary Operator
title_sort programmable scow mesh silicon photonic processor for linear unitary operator
publisher MDPI AG
series Micromachines
issn 2072-666X
publishDate 2019-09-01
description Universal unitary multiport interferometers (UMIs) can perform any arbitrary unitary transformation to a vector of input optical modes, which are essential for a wide range of applications. Most UMIs are realized by fixed photonic circuits with a triangular or a rectangular architecture. Here, we present the implementation of an <i>N</i> &#215; <i>N</i> rectangular UMI with a programmable photonic processor based on two-dimensional meshes of self-coupled optical waveguide (SCOW) resonant structures. Our architecture shows a high tolerance to the unbalanced loss upon interference. This work enriches the functionality of the SCOW mesh photonic processors, which are promising for field-programmable photonic arrays.
topic photonic processors
unitary transformation
silicon photonics
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/10/10/646
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