Monolithically integrated L-band PICs and transceiver modules with 6λ x 200 Gbps (1.2 Tbps) for C + L band communication systems.

We present monolithically integrated multi-channel coherent L-band transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx) photonic integrated circuits (PICs) on InP substrates. The L-band PICs are able to provide post-forward error correction (FEC), error-free operation for dual-polarization (DP) 16-QAM coherent transmission at 33 Gbaud. These transceivers operate at 200 Gbps per channel and support 1.

Extended C-band tunable multi-channel InP-based coherent receiver PICs.

Fully integrated monolithic, multi-channel InP-based coherent receiver PICs and transceiver modules with extended C-band tunability are described. These PICs operate at 33 and 44 Gbaud per channel under dual polarization (DP) 16-QAM modulation. Fourteen-channel monolithic InP receiver PICs show integration and data rate scaling capability to operate at 44 Gbaud under DP 16-QAM modulation for combined 4.

Widely tunable frequency conversion in monolithic semiconductor waveguides at 2.4 μm.

We report on the generation of continuous-wave widely tunable light between 2360 and 2530 nm using difference-frequency generation with a pump tuned between 938 and 952 nm and a signal tuned between 1490 and 1590 nm in a type-II phase-matched monolithic semiconductor waveguide. The device internal conversion efficiency is estimated to be 0.29%  W(-1)  cm(-2).

Inherent polarization entanglement generated from a monolithic semiconductor chip.

Creating miniature chip scale implementations of optical quantum information protocols is a dream for many in the quantum optics community. This is largely because of the promise of stability and scalability. Here we present a monolithically integratable chip architecture upon which is built a photonic device primitive called a Bragg reflection waveguide (BRW).

Generation of polarization-entangled photon pairs in a Bragg reflection waveguide.

We demonstrate experimentally that spontaneous parametric down-conversion in an AlxGa(1-x)As semiconductor Bragg reflection waveguide can make for paired photons highly entangled in the polarization degree of freedom at the telecommunication wavelength of 1550 nm. The pairs of photons show visibility higher than 90% in several polarization bases and violate a Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt Bell-like inequality by more than 3 standard deviations. This represents a significant step toward the realization of efficient and versatile self pumped sources of entangled photon pairs on-chip.