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Tao Z, Shen B, Li W, Xing L, Wang H, Wu Y, Tao Y, Zhou Y, He Y, Peng C, Shu H, Wang X. Versatile photonic molecule switch in multimode microresonators. Light Sci Appl 2024; 13:51. [PMID: 38374124 PMCID: PMC10876944 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-024-01399-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
Abstract
Harnessing optical supermode interaction to construct artificial photonic molecules has uncovered a series of fundamental optical phenomena analogous to atomic physics. Previously, the distinct energy levels and interactions in such two-level systems were provided by coupled microresonators. The reconfigurability is limited, as they often require delicate external field stimuli or mechanically altering the geometric factors. These highly specific approaches also limit potential applications. Here, we propose a versatile on-chip photonic molecule in a multimode microring, utilizing a flexible regulation methodology to dynamically control the existence and interaction strength of spatial modes. The transition between single/multi-mode states enables the "switched-off/on" functionality of the photonic molecule, supporting wider generalized applications scenarios. In particular, "switched-on" state shows flexible and multidimensional mode splitting control in aspects of both coupling strength and phase difference, equivalent to the a.c. and d.c. Stark effect. "Switched-off" state allows for perfect low-loss single-mode transition (Qi ~ 10 million) under an ultra-compact bend size (FSR ~ 115 GHz) in a foundry-based silicon microring. It breaks the stereotyped image of the FSR-Q factor trade-off, enabling ultra-wideband and high-resolution millimeter-wave photonic operations. Our demonstration provides a flexible and portable solution for the integrated photonic molecule system, extending its research scope from fundamental physics to real-world applications such as nonlinear optical signal processing and sixth-generation wireless communication.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zihan Tao
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communications System and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communications System and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communications System and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- School of Integrated Circuits, Peking University, 100871, Bejing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communications System and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communications System and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics, Nantong, 226010, China
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- School of Integrated Circuits, Peking University, 100871, Bejing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communications System and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
- Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communications System and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
| | - Xingjun Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communications System and Networks, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
- Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics, Nantong, 226010, China.
- Frontiers Science Center for Nano-optoelectronics, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
- Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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