Reconfigurable synthetic dimension frequency lattices in an integrated lithium niobate ring cavity

Autor: Hiep X. Dinh, Armandas Balčytis, Tomoki Ozawa, Yasutomo Ota, Guanghui Ren, Toshihiko Baba, Satoshi Iwamoto, Arnan Mitchell, Thach G. Nguyen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Communications Physics, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2399-3650
DOI: 10.1038/s42005-024-01676-9
Popis: Abstract Harnessing non-spatial properties of photons as if they represent an additional independent coordinate underpins the emerging synthetic dimension approach. It enables probing of higher-dimensional physical models within low-dimensional devices, such as on a planar chip where this method is relatively nascent. We demonstrate an integrated thin-film lithium niobate ring resonator that, under dynamic modulation, simulates a tight-binding model with its discrete frequency modes representing lattice sites. Inter-mode coupling, and the simulated lattice geometry, can be reconfigured by controlling the modulating signals. Up to a quasi-3D lattice connectivity with controllable gauge potentials has been achieved by simultaneous synchronized nearest-, second- and third-nearest-neighbor coupling, and verified by acquiring synthetic band structures. Development of synthetic frequency dimension devices in the thin-film lithium niobate photonic integration platform is a key step in increasing the complexity of topological models achievable on a chip, combining efficient electro-optic mode coupling with non-linear effects for long-range mode interactions.
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