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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR)

Rapid Adiabatic Couplers Based on Lithium Niobate-on-Insulator Platform

Sunghyun Moon, Jinil Lee, Youngseo Koh, Hyeong‐Soon Jang, Hojoong Jung, Hyounghan Kwon

Published Aug 4, 2024• 0 citations
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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate LNOI-based rapid adiabatic couplers supporting broadband operation, compactness, and large fabrication-tolerance. Using the proposed RACs, we observe on-chip Hong-Ou-Mandel interference with a visibility = 98.75 %.
DOI
10.1109/cleo-pr60912.2024.10676755

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