technical program monday, 1 october 2018 · we review advances in, and prospects of, multiplexing...

MA1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Classical and Quantum Communi-cations with OAM in Fiberssiddharth ramachandran, BostonUniversity, Boston, MA, USAWe review advances in, andprospects of, multiplexing data in theclassical domain, or achieving high-dimensional keys in the quantumdomain, using optical fibers that support orbital angular momentum(oam) states for scaling mode countin fibers while minimizing intermodalcross-talk.

MA1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AMSpatial Quadrature Amplitude Multiplexing Using CoherentlyCoupled Beams with Orbital Angular Momentumkaitlyn morgan, Yuan li, Wenzhe li,J. keith miller, richard J. Watkins,and eric g. Johnson, Clemson University, Anderson, SC, USAthis paper demonstrates a system forspatial switching of two coherentlycoupled orbital angular momentum(oam) modes for a free space opticallink based on 32-Qam. in addition,coherent mode detection is accom-plished using passive optics in a correlation receiver optical setup.

MB1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)AlGaAsSb Avalanche PhotodiodesJo shien ng, and chee hing tan,University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UKthe material algaassb (lattice-matched to inp substrates) has beenstudied experimentally in recent yearsas an alternative avalanche materialfor near infrared high-speed ava-lanche photodiodes. in this presenta-tion, key characteristics of algaassbavalanche photodiodes, includinggain-bandwidth product, excessnoise, and temperature dependence,will be summarized.

MB1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AMComparison of Excess Noise inInAlAs and AlGaAs Digital andRandom Alloy AvalanchePhotodiodesYuan Yuan, Jiyuan Zheng, Yaohuatan, Yiwei peng, University of Vir-ginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, ann-kathryn rockwell, seth r. Bank,University of Texas, Austin, Austin,TX, USA, avik W. ghosh, and Joe c.campbell, University of Virginia,Charlottesville, VA, USAdigital alloy in0.52al0.48as avalanchephotodiodes exhibit lower excessnoise than those fabricated from ran-dom alloys. this paper compares thetemperature dependence, from 203 kto 323 k, of the impact ionizationcharacteristics of in0.52al0.48as andal0.74ga0.26as digital and randomalloys.

MC1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Narrow Linewidth StimulatedBrillouin Scattering (SBS) Lasersdaniel J. Blumenthal, sarat gun-davarapu, grant m. Brodnik, deba-pam Bose, University of California atSanta Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA,USA, ryan Behunin, Northern Ari-zona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA,peter rakich, Yale University, NewHaven, CT, USA, karl d. nelson,matthew puckett, and Jianfeng Wu,Honeywell International USA

MC1.2 9:00 AM–9:30 AM (Invited)Automotive LIDARlute maleki, GM Cruise, USA

MD1.1 8:30 AM–8:45 AMLocal Quantum Well Intermixingfor Fabricating High-SpeedElectroabsorption Modulatorchih-hsien chen, po-Yun Wang, rih-You chen, cong-long chen,Yang-Jeng chen, and Yi-Jen chiu,National Sun Yat-sen University,Kaohsiung, Taiwana new scheme waveguide fabricationfor high-speed eam using local quan-tum well intermixing (QWi) has beendemonstrated. large blue shift fromnarrow strip of QWi-induced blue shiftforms an optical-index guiding struc-ture, leading to low propagation lossof 0.7dB/100?m in waveguide and>25gb/s high-speed modulation.

MD1.2 8:45 AM–9:00 AMActive-Passive Integration Using a-Si Waveguides for SubstrateRemoved Electro-Optic Modulatorsprashanth Bhasker, selim dogru, andnadir dagli, University of California atSanta Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA,USAamorphous silicon waveguides wereintegrated with substrate removedinalgaas/inalas multi quantum wellwaveguides in electro-optic modula-tors. transitions efficiency betweenthese waveguides is 95%. modulationefficiency of mZms is 0.165 v-cm.

ME1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Digital Aberration Correction forOptical Coherence Tomographyrainer leitgeb, Medical University ofVienna, Vienna, Austriacellular resolution retinal imagingrequires correction of ocular aberra-tions. coherent imaging techniquessuch as optical coherence tomogra-phy record the complex sample fieldand allow reconstruction and digitalmanipulation of the sample wave-front. this enables digital aberrationcorrection demonstrated across a 3dvolume in the retina in-vivo.

ME1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AMImaging of ConjunctivalLymphatics Vessels Using Multi-Wavelength Optical CoherenceTomographyashley francke, morgan heisler,Simon Fraser University, Burnaby,British Columbia, Canada, peijungong, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, paula Yu,dong an, Lions Eye Institute, Nedlands, Australia and University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia,david d. sampson, University ofWestern Australia, Perth, Australia,dao-Yi Yu, lions eye institute, Nedlands, Australia and University ofWestern Australia, Perth, Australia,and marinko v. sarunic, SimonFraser University, Burnaby, BritishColumbia, Canadathe lymphatics system providestransport for excess fluids and pro-teins from the interstitial space to theblood circulation. in this report, imag-ing parameters of wavelength andnumerical aperture are explored forthe visualization of lymphatics withoct using two systems: 1060 nmssoct, and 830 nm sdoct.

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technical program monday, 1 october 2018

Grand Ballroom A Grand Ballroom B Grand Ballroom C Regency Ballroom A Regency Ballroom B8:30 AM–9:45 AMSession MA1: advanced oam andsdm/WdmSession Chair: Yoshinari awaji,NICT, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession MB1: avalanchephotodetectorsSession Chair: dennis W. prather,University of Delaware, Newark, DE,USA

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession MC1: new applications ofsemiconductor lasersSession Chair: luke J. mawst,University of Wisconsin-Madison,Madison, WI, USA

8:30 AM–9:45 AMSession MD1: photonic integrationSession Chair: tolga tekin,Fraunhofer IZM Institute, Berlin,Germany

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession ME1: optical coherencetomographySession Chair: martin villiger,Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, USA

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MF1.1 8:30 AM–9:30 AM (Tutorial)Explore Whispering-GalleryResonators for a Versatile SensorPlatformlan Yangi will discuss the physics associatedwith whispering-gallery-mode resonators. their sensing applica-tions for a broad range of targets,e.g., nanoparticles, ultrasound andmagnetic field, will be reviewed. i willdiscuss its potential as a new genera-tion of sensing platform for the inter-net of things applications.

MF1.2 9:30 AM–9:45 AMSNAP Resonators Introduced byBending of Optical Fibersd. Bochek, Novosibirsk State Univer-sity, Novosibirsk, Russia, n. a.toropov, Aston University, Birming-ham, UK, i. vatnik, Novosibirsk StateUniversity, Novosibirsk, Russia, andm. sumetsky, Aston University, Birm-ingham, UKWe demonstrate a new method offabrication of surface nanoscaleaxial photonics (snap) structures.We show experimentally that a snapmicroresonator with nanoscale effec-tive radius variation can be intro-duced by bending of an optical fiber.our results are in reasonable agree-ment with the developed theory.

MG1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Microwave Photonics in theIndustryedward i. ackerman, Photonic Systems, Inc., Billerica, MA, USAsince the late 1980s, when fiber-opticlinks were first shown to enable high-fidelity transport of analog signalsbetween distant locations, additionalcapabilities enabled by microwavephotonic technology have evolved.this paper provides an overview ofthe technology’s contributions to theelectronics industry as a whole.

MG1.2 9:00 AM–9:30 AM (Invited)Trends in Defense SystemArchitectures and the Impact ofPhotonicspaul matthews, Northrop GrummanCorporation, Baltimore, MD, USArecent technological innovations inelectronic devices are resulting indramatic changes in military sensorarchitectures and design. thesetrends and their impact on architec-tures and the system design processwill be discussed in order highlightpotential insertion opportunities forphotonic techniques in future militarysystems.

MH1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Precision Measurements withAttosecond Pulse Trainscord l. arnold, marcus isinger, LundUniversity Lund, Sweden, richardsquibb, University of GothenburgGothenburg, Sweden, david Busto,shiyang Zhong, Lund UniversityLund, Sweden, anne harth, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik Heidel-berg Heidelberg, Germany, davidkroon, MAX-IV Laboratory, SkaneLan, Sweden, saikat nandi, LundUniversity Lund, Sweden, miguelmiranda, Posto University, Porto, Por-tugal, marcus dahlström, Lund Uni-versity, Lund, Sweden, eva lindroth,Stockholm University, Stockholm,Sweden, raimund feifel, Universityof Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden,mathieu gisselbrecht, and annel’huillier, Lund University Lund, SwedenWe measure the relative ionizationtime delay between the 2s and 2pshells in neon using an interferomet-ric technique. combining high tempo-ral and spectral resolution, we candisentangle direct ionization fromshake-up and retrieve the ionizationtime delay in a 40 ev wide range. “

MH1.2 9:00 AM–9:30 AM (Invited)Attosecond-ResolvedPhotoionization of ChiralMoleculesantoine comby, Université de Bor-deaux - CNRS - CEA, CELIA, France


Lake Anne A/B Lake Audubon Lake Thoreau Reston A/B8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession MF1: emergingmicroresonator devicesSession Chair: frank vollmer, UK

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession MG1: microwave photonicstechnologies for defenseSession Chair: thas nirmalathas,University of Melbourne, Melbourne,Austria

8:30 AM–10:15 AMSession MH1: attosecond scienceSession Chair: eiji J. takahashi,RIKEN Center for AdvancedPhotonics, Saitama, Japan

9:00 AM–10:00 AMSession MI1: perils, pitfalls andpleasures: turning research into areal productSession Chair: maura raburn

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MA1.3 9:15 AM–9:45 AM (Invited)Signal Processing for Ultra-denseWDM/SDM Transmission Systemskoji igarashi, Osaka University,Osaka, Japan

MB1.3 9:15 AM–9:30 AMModeling of High-Speed AlInAsAvalanche PhotodiodesYegao Xiao, Zhiqiang li, Zhanming s.li, Crosslight Software Inc., Vancou-ver, British Columbia, Canadamodeling of high-speed alinas ava-lanche photodiodes is presentedbased on drift-diffusion model andfrequency response theory. the simu-lation results show good agreementwith multiplication gain and –3 dBbandwidth, with high ceiling band-width around 30 ghz for partiallydoped absorption region.

MB1.4 9:30 AM–10:00 AM (Invited)Digital Alloy-Based AvalanchePhotodiodesJiyuan Zheng, Yuan Yuan, Yaohuatan, Yiwei peng, University of Vir-ginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, ann-kathryn rockwell, seth r. Bank,University of Texas, Austin, Austin,TX, USA, avik W. ghosh, and Joe c.campbell, University of Virginia,Charlottesville, VA, USAlow noise avalanche photodiode hasbeen realized by inalas digital alloy,wherein minigaps in band structuretakes role of modulating the ionizationcoefficient ratio k to be as low as0.01.

MC1.3 9:30 AM–9:45 AMA TeraMAC NeuromorphicPhotonic Processormitchell a. nahmias, hsuan-tungpeng, thomas ferreira de lima,chaoran huang, alexander n. tait,Bhavin J. shastri, paul r. prucnal,and mitchell a. nahmias, PrincetonUniversity, Princeton, NJ, USAWe show that an integrated laserneuron can exhibit extraordinary low latency (<1 ns) and speed (1012

macs/s per device) compared tostate-of-the-art processors in digitalelectronics. We experimentallydemonstrate positive (excitatory) and negative (inhibitory) inputs with8× wavelength channels, and effi-ciency (<1 pJ/mac) during closed-loop operation.

MC1.4 9:45 AM–10:00 AMTemporal Dynamics of anIntegrated Laser Neuronhsuan-tung peng, mitchell a. nahmias, thomas ferreira de lima,alexander n. tait, Bhavin J. shastri,and paul r. prucnal, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USAtemporal dynamics plays an impor-tant role in spike processing. Weexperimentally demonstrate variousbiologically-inspired processing tasksin a laser neuron in a photonic inte-grated circuit platform. our systemprovides a platform for gigahertz signal processing and computing.

MD1.3 9:00 AM–9:30 AM (Invited)Foundry for InP Based PhotonicIntegrationluc augustin, SMART PhotonicsB.V., Eindhoven, The Netherlandsphotonic integration is required toachieve cost, performance and scala-bility targets for data- and telecom.inp is the material of choice for fullmonolithic integration of lasers, amplifiers as well as modulators and passive circuitry. progress in thetechnology opens the route to volumemanufacturing.

MD1.4 9:30 AM–9:45 AMMethod for Polarization-ResolvedMeasurement of Electroabsorptiondzmitry pustakhod, kevin Williams,and Xaveer leijtens, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven,The NetherlandsWe present a new method for measuring absorption spectra of integrated semiconductor devices.the main advantage of our method is that it allows polarization-resolvedmeasurement of absorption withoutthe need for polarization filtering inthe setup, enabling automated testing of components.

ME1.3 9:15 AM–9:30 AMColor OCT: Combined OpticalCoherence Tomography and RGBImaging through a Double-CladFiber CouplerXavier attendu, mathias strupler,École Polytechnique de Montreal,Montreal, Quebec, Canada, nicolasgodbout, and caroline Boudoux,École Polytechnique de Montreal &Castor Optics, Montreal, Quebec,CanadaWe present a system combining opti-cal coherence tomography and rgBimaging in a single double clad fiber.We demonstrate that it is possible toreproduce broadband white lightimaging using only three or four nar-rowband laser sources

ME1.4 9:30 AM–9:45 AMCircular Ranging OpticalCoherence Tomography Using aFourier-Domain Mode-LockedFrequency Combnorman lippok, meena siddiqui, Harvard Medical School & Massachu-setts General Hospital (MGH),Boston, MA, USA, Benjamin J.vakoc, and Brett e. Bouma, HarvardMedical School & MassachusettsGeneral Hospital (MGH), Boston, MA,USA and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USAWe present circular ranging based on a fourier-domain mode-locked(fdml) frequency comb and anacousto-optic frequency shifter fordelay discrimination. a fdml fre-quency comb offers an order of mag-nitude improved coherence lengthcompared to traditional fdml laserand a 15-fold rf bandwidth reductionfor imaging.

ME1.5 9:45 AM–10:00 AMReal-Time Delivery and Monitoringof Endoscopic Laser TherapyUsing a Double Clad Fiber in anOptical Coherence TomographySystemraphael maltais-tariant, carolineBoudoux, Polytechnique de Montreal,Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and néstor Uribe-patarroyo, HarvardMedical School and MassachusettsGeneral Hospital, Boston, MA, USAWe present a system for real-timedelivery and monitoring of laser therapy using an optical coherencetomography system with a doubleclad fiber. the therapy laser is guidedthrough the outer cladding while thesingle-mode core is used to performreal-time monitoring of the therapy.


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MF1.3 9:45 AM–10:00 AMInelastic Resonant Transmission of a Single Photon through OpticalCavities with the AmplitudeApproaching Unitym. sumetsky, Aston University, Birmingham, UKWe identify structures of optical cavi-ties coupled to atoms and mechanicalvibrations which enable the inelasticresonant transmission of a singlephoton approaching unity. theseresults suggest a way to maximizeand control the inelastic transitions ofphotons in classical and quantumcavity electrodynamics.

MG1.3 9:30 AM–10:00 AM (Invited)Efficient Antennas and TheirImpact on Microwave PhotonicsSignal Processingrodney Waterhouse and dalmanovak, Pharad LLC, Hanover, MD,USAefficient, integrated antenna/microwave/photonic modules are critical for communications, signalintelligence and radar signal process-ing applications. We present a modelthat enables the electromagneticproperties of the antenna (inputimpedance, antenna efficiency) to be readily incorporated into systemsimulation tools to enable full linkoptimization.

MH1.3 9:30 AM–9:45 AMSub-µJ, 25 eV BandwidthContinuum Soft x-Ray HarmonicGenerated by a TW-Scale Three-Channel Waveform SynthesizerBing Xue, RIKEN Center forAdvanced Photonics, RIKEN,Saitama, Japan, Yuuki tamaru,RIKEN Center for Advanced Photon-ics, RIKEN, Saitama, Japan andTokyo University of Science, Noda-shi, Chiba, Japan, Yuxi fu, RIKENCenter for Advanced Photonics,RIKEN, Saitama, Japan, oliver d.mücke, Deutsches Elektronen-Syn-chrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germanyand Universität Hamburg, Hamburg,Germany, akira suda, Tokyo Univer-sity of Science, Noda-shi, Chiba,Japan, kastumi midorikawa, and eijiJ. takahashi, RIKEN Center forAdvanced Photonics, RIKEN,Saitama, Japana 50-mJ three-channel waveformsynthesizer is demonstrated for generating supercontinuum high-order harmonics in soft X-ray region.With the full stabilization of delay jit-ters, phase jitters, and ceps, a stableintense continuum harmonic spec-trum is obtained around 65 ev withthe bandwidth up to 25 ev.

MH1.4 9:45 AM–10:15 AM (Invited)Diffraction and Microscopy withAttosecond Electron PulsesYuya morimoto and peter Baum, Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversitätMünchen, Garching, Germanyattosecond imaging with sub-relativis-tic electron beams can access light-field-driven electronic dynamics inspace and time. in this talk, we reportfirst diffraction and microscopy exper-iments with attosecond electronpulses. We study attosecond-leveltiming of Bragg-spot emission andvisualize propagating light-wavesboth in space and time.



MA2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Mode-Selective 45-Mode Spatial Multiplexer and RecentApplications of Multi-Plane LightConversionsatyanarayana Bade, Bertranddenolle, gauthier trunet, nicolasriguet, david allioux, pu Jian, olivierpinel, and guillaume labroille, CAILabs, Rennes, Bretagne, FranceWe report the fabrication and charac-terization of 45 mode space divisionmultiplexers based on multi-platelight converter. the multiplexersshow an average 4 dB insertion lossand -28 dB cross-talk across the cband. present and future of industrialapplications of this technology areexposed.

MA2.2 11:0 AM–11:30 AM (Invited)10 Pbit/s SDM/WDM Transmissiondaiki soma, takehiro tsuritani, anditsuro morita, KDDI Research, Inc.,Fujimino, Saitama, Japanthis paper reports our recent demon-strations of ultra-dense sdm trans-mission using c+l-band 739-Wdm12-gbaud dual polarization – 64-quadrature amplitude modulation(Qam) / 16-Qam signals over 11.3-km 6-mode 19-core fiber. Weachieve a record fiber capacity of10.16 pbit/s with an aggregate spectral efficiency of 1099.9 bit/s/hz.

MB2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)III-V Photodiodes on Silicon forAnalog Applicationsandreas Beling, University of Virginia,Charlottesville, VA, USAthe talk reviews heterogeneouslyintegrated ingaas/inp photodiodeson silicon for analog photonics appli-cations. recent results from photo-diodes based on molecular waferbonding, adhesive die bonding, anddirect iii-v material growth on si willbe discussed and compared to theirge-on-si counterparts.

MB2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AMInternal Quantum EfficiencyDependence on Thickness of NiSiSchottky Barrier PhotodetectorsJoshua duran, Air Force ResearchLaboratory – Sensors Directorateand andrew sarangan, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USAWe investigate the thickness depend-ence of internal quantum efficiencyfor nisi/n-si schottky barrier pho-todetectors. We observe a 20-foldimprovement between the thinnestand thickest films tested and find thatinternal quantum efficiency improvesuntil the film becomes discontinuous,falling below its percolation thickness.

MB2.3 11:15 AM–11:30 AMGe-on-Si Waveguide PhotodiodeArray for High-Power Applicationskeye sun, robert costanzo, ta-ching tzu, Qianhuan Yu, stevenm. Bowers, and andreas Beling, University of Virginia, Charlottesville,VA, USAa ge-on-si photodiode array wasdemonstrated using the aim photon-ics platform. the pd array has a lowdark current of 0.3 µa at –2 v, 0.58a/W external responsivity, a 3-dBbandwidth of 15 ghz and an rf saturation power of 7 dBm.

MC2.1 10:30 AM–11:15 AM (Tutorial)Semiconductor Nanolaserscun-Zheng ning, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USArecent progress in semiconductornanolasers will be presented in atutorial manner, including semicon-ductor nanolasers using plasmonicstructures as light confinement mech-anism and 2d monolayer transitionmetal dichalcogenides as gain media.the potential relevance of suchnanolasers to energy efficient usagewill be discussed.

MC2.2 11:15 AM–11:30 AMHigh Resolution Active BeamScanner Based on VCSELAmplifierZeuku ho, keisuke shimura, keisukekondo, Xiaodong gu, akihiro matsu-tani, and fumio koyama, Tokyo Insti-tute of Technology, Yokohama, JapanWe demonstrate the high-resolutionbeam steering of 3 mm long vcselamplifier, exhibiting beam steering of27°, narrow beam divergence below0.04° and pulsed output power over2.9 W.

MC2.3 11:30 AM–11:45 AMElectrically-Controlled SpikingRegimes in Vertical-Cavity SurfaceEmitting LasersJoshua robertson, ewan Wade, andantonio hurtado, University of Strath-clyde, Glasgow, UKelectrically-controlled, tuneable andrepeatable neuron-like spikingregimes are generated in an optically-injected 1300 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser at sub-nanosecond speeds (>7 orders ofmagnitude faster than neurons).these results offer great prospectsfor compact and ultrafast photonicneuronal models for future neuromor-phic computing platforms.

ME2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Laser-Tweezed Gold NanorodMotors and Their Application forDNA Probinglei shao, Chinese University of HongKong, Shatin, Hong Konggold nanorods support plasmonicresonances that greatly enhance opti-cal forces and torques. they there-fore are excellent light-driven motors.We here discuss the unprecedentedrotation of laser-tweezed goldnanorods and demonstrate an ultra-sensitive optomechanical method forprobing and releasing dna cargofrom these individual nanomotors.

ME2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AM2D Electro-Optical Trapping andAnalysis of Single Particles on anIntegrated Optofluidic Chipm. rahman, University of California,Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA, m. a. stott, Brigham Young Univer-sity, Provo, UT, USA, Y. li, Universityof California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz,CA, USA, a. r. hawkins, BrighamYoung University, Provo, UT, USA,and h. schmidt, University of Califor-nia, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA,USAtwo-dimensional electro-optical trapping of single particles is demon-strated by suppressing in-planeBrownian motion based on fluores-cence tracking and electrokineticfeedback force. trapping of singlemicrobeads with significantlyimproved performance over 1d-trapping is demonstrated.

ME2.3 11:15 AM–11:30 AMMultimode InterferenceWaveguide-Based 7x MultiplexedDetection of Nucleic Acids forAntibiotic-Resistant BacterialScreeningg. g. meena, University of California,Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA, m. a. stott, o. Brown, r. robison, a. r. hawkins, Brigham Young Uni-versity, Provo, UT, USA, and h. schmidt, University of California,Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USAa multimode interference (mmi)waveguide creates distinct spectralspot patterns at three wavelengths ina single liquid-core waveguide on anoptofluidic chip. these patternsenable 7× multiplexed fluorescencedetection of bacterial nucleic acidscombinatorially labeled with thesethree colors.


Grand Ballroom A Grand Ballroom B Grand Ballroom C Regency Ballroom A Regency Ballroom B10:30 AM–11:45 AMSession MA2: high density sdmtransmissionSession Chair: tetsuya hayashi,Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.,Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession MB2: novel photodetectorsSession Chair: Joe c. campbell,University of Virginia, Charlottesville,VA, USA

10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession MC2: nanowire lasers and vcsels & sl tutorialSession Chair: nelson tansu,Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA,USA

10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession ME2: single particle opticsand optofluidicsSession Chair: rainer leitgeb,Medical University of Vienna, Vienna,Austria

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MF2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Low-Power High-SpeedResonance-Based IntegratedPhotonic Modulatorsamir h. hosseinnia, tianren fan,hesam moradinejad, majid sodagar,seyediman taghavi, ali a. eftekhar,and ali adibi, Georgia Institute ofTechnology, Atlanta, GA, USAa series of novel platforms for reso-nance-based integrated photonicmodulators will be presented. it isshown that the use of high-qualityhybrid materials along with new modulation schemes can significantlymodify the conventional trade-offsbetween speed and power consump-tion to enable very low-power high-speed devices.

MF2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AM40 Gb/s Carrier Depletion-BasedSilicon Micro-Ring ModulatorsYang-Jeng chen, rih-You chen, tzu-hsiang Yen, cong-long chen,Yung-Jr hung, and Yi-Jen chiu,National Sun Yat-Sen University,Kaohsiung, Taiwana high-speed si carrier-depleted ringmodulator has been demonstrated.small footprint of 7.5 µm radius with low doping in rib waveguideintroduces both low capacitance and low optical loss of ring, leading to high Q of 7200, 4.5dB modulationdepth, and 3.4vpp driven 40gb/smodulation.

MF2.3 11:15 AM–11:30 AMFSR-Free Microring Coupling-Based Modulatorajay mistry, mustafa hammood,lukas chrostowski, and nicolas a. f.Jaeger, University of British Colum-bia, Vancouver, CanadaWe propose a mach-Zehnder interfer-ometer-assisted coupling-based,microring modulator that achieves afree spectral range free response byintegrating a bent, contra-directional-coupler into the ring cavity. thisdesign enables high capacity micror-ing-based dense wavelength divisionmultiplexing transmitter systems.

MG2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Microwave Photonics in Radarantonella Bogoni, Scuola SuperioreSant’Anna, Pisa, Italy and CNIT, Pisa, Italy, leonardo lembo, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy and Vallauri Institute, Livorno, Italy, giovanni serafino, Scuola SuperioreSant’Anna, Pisa, Italy, paolo ghelfiand filippo scotti, CNIT, Pisa, Italyan overview on the trend and mainissues of radars and the potential ofintroducing photonics will be pre-sented. the advantages in terms offrequency-agility, multi-band opera-tion and performance on a singleradar apparatus and on multipleinput-multiple output radar systemswill be detailed. “

MG2.2 11:00 AM–11:30 AM (Invited)Millimeter-Wave Radars UsingRadio-Over-Fiberstetsuya kawanishi, Waseda Univer-sity, Tokyo, Japan and National Institute of Information and Communi-cations Technology (NICT), Tokyo,Japanthis paper describes concept of sensor-over-fiber and its applicationto millimeter-wave radar systems with many antenna units connectedthrough radio-over-fiber networks,where the radar range resolution canbe a few centimeters.

MG2.3 11:30 AM–12:00 PM (Invited)Universal MWP Signal Processors – Architectures and Technologiescun-Zheng ning, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA and Jose capmany, Valencia University,Valencia, Spain

MH2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Multi-GeV Electron BunchAcceleration from Laser PlasmaAcceleration at BELLAWim leemans, LBNL, Berkeley, CA,USA

MH2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AMEvaluation of Efficient LaserPlasma Acceleration Driven by aRelativistic Mid-Infrared LaserFieldeiji J. takahashi, RIKEN Center forAdvanced Photonics, RIKEN,Saitama, Japan, shin-ichi masuda,High Energy Accelerator ResearchOrganization (KEK), Ibaraki, Japan,and eisuke miura, National Instituteof Advanced Industrial Science andTechnology (AIST), Ibaraki, JapanWe evaluate the feasibility of an efficient laser plasma accelerationdriven by an mid-infrared pulse. thedriving wavelength of 1.5 µm with arelativistic-laser-intensity can improvethe number of accelerated electronsas an order of magnitude, comparedwith that driven by the same intensityof 0.8 µm.

MH2.3 11:15 AM–11:45 AM (Invited)Extremely High-Order MultiphotonThomson Scattering: SynchrotronHard x-Rays from Ultra-IntenseLaser Lightdonald Umstadter, University ofNebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USAa multi-terawatt laser system gener-ates two synchronized ultra-intensenear-infrared light pulses. one pulsethomson scatters from the relativisticelectrons that are laser-wakefieldaccelerated by the other pulse. singlex-ray photons are created whengreater than 500 laser photons arenonlinearly scattered by individualfree electrons.


Lake Anne A/B Lake Audubon Lake Thoreau Reston A/B10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession MF2: microresonator andphotonic crystal devicesSession Chair: marko loncar,Harvard University, Cambridge, MA,USA

110:30 AM–12:00 PMSession MG2: microwave photonicstechnologies for radarSession Chair: christina lim,University of Melbourne, Melbourne,Australia

10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession MH2: laser-basedaccelerators and collidersSession Chair: olive d. mucke,Deutsches Elektronen-SynchrotronDESY, Hamburg, Germany

10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession MI2: realities of photonics:from design to fabrication topackagingSession Chair: maura raburn

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MB2.4 11:30 AM–11:45 AMPbSe PhotoFETs: LeveregingBandstructure and Voltage Controlfor High Performancesamiran ganguly, University of Vir-ginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, sung-shik Yoo, Northrop Grumman Corp.,Rolling Meadows, IL, USA, and avikW. ghosh, University of Virginia,Charlottesville, VA, USAin this work we describe the physicsof pbse detectors that accuratelycaptures the carrier transport andlong carrier-lifetimes arising frominverted channels due to the materialbandstructure. We discuss perform-ance improvement through voltagecontrol of the bandstructure, openingpathways for high-performance low-cost ir photodetectors.

MB2.5 11:45 AM–12:00 PMDepletion EngineeredHeterojunction p+-n HgCdTeInfrared Photodetector Structurescan livanelioğlu, Yigit ozer, and serdar kocaman, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkeydark current suppression via deple-tion region engineering is performedto eliminate shockley-read-hall,radiative and trap-assisted-tunnelling dark currents in variousatmospheric transmission windows.effectiveness of the suppressiontechnique is compared for all types of detectors revealing the dominantmechanisms and the performancelimitations.

MC2.4 11:45 AM–12:00 PM23 GHz Bandwidth and 25 mWPeak Optical Output Power with980 nm Oxide Aperture VCSELsnasibeh haghighi, gunter larisch,ricardo rosales, and James a. lott,Technische Universtität Berlin, Berlin,Germanyconventional vertical-single-cavitysurface-emitting lasers with oxideaperture diameters (phi) of ~16micrometers exhibit record room tem-perature small-signal modulationbandwidths (f3dB) of 23 ghz in con-cert with optical output powers of 25mW. the same wafer yields f3dBexceeding 30 ghz when phi ~2.5–4.0micrometers.

ME2.4 11:30 AM–11:45 AMCircular NanoplasmonicInterferometer for Detection ofImmune-Cell SecretionYifeng Qian, Xie Zeng, Lehigh Univer-sity, Bethlehem, PA, USA, Yongkanggao, NeoPhotonics, San Jose, CA,USA, hang li, sushil kumar, LehighUniversity, Bethlehem, PA, USA,Qiaoqiang gan, State University ofNew York, Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA,Xuanhong cheng, and filbert Bartoli,Lehigh Univerisity, Bethlehem, PA,USAWe develop a nanoplasmonic inter-ferometer imaging system based onintensity modulation to study dynamicresponse of immune cells. thebiosensor reliably detected mmp-9secretion from stimulated monocyticcells and demonstrated great poten-tial for multiplexed sensing of multiplesecretory molecules.

ME2.5 11:45 AM–12:00 PMMulti-Channel Velocity Multiplexingon a PDMS Based Optofluidic ChipJ. a. Black, v. ganjalizadeh, J. W.parks, and h. schmidt, University ofCalifornia, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz,CA, USAmulti-channel velocimetry for multi-plexed particle detection is demon-strated on-chip using a pdms basedoptofluidic platform. one liquid-coremultimode interference waveguide isused to excite two detection liquid-core channels. three wavelengthsare used with two speeds to demon-strate six-fold multiplexing of fluores-cent microbeads.



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MF2.4 11:30 AM–11:45 AMBand-to-Band Transition BasedOn-Chip Optical Modulatoralperen govdeli, murat can sarihan,Utku karaca, and serdar kocaman,Middle East Technical University,Ankara, Turkeyphotonic crystal slab phase shifterbased, area efficient and low opera-tion voltage optical modulator designis presented. required index differ-ence between the mach-Zehnderinterferometer arms of the proposedmodulator comes from the photonicband transition.

MF2.5 11:45 AM–12:00 PMIntegrated OptomechanicalResonators in Double-LayerCrystalline Silicon Platformsrazi dehghannasiri, hesammoradinejad, tianren fan, amir h.hosseinnia, ali a. eftekhar, and aliadibi, Georgia Institute of Technology,Atlanta, GA, USAWe report the fabrication of the inte-grated deformable resonators withstrong optomechanical interactions in the double-layer crystalline siliconplatforms along with the experimentalobservation of the sustainable opto-mechanical oscillations (up to 75mhz). this enables novel on-chip rf-photonics applications and wide-band high-speed integrated opticalswitches.

MH2.4 11:45 AM–12:00 PMA High Energy Photon Collider as a Next-to-Next New PhysicsLaboratory: Beyond the LHC andILC Era. Prospective NewScenarios in Particles Physichuber nieto-chaupis, Universidad deCiencias y Humanidades, Lima, PeruWe present a scheme to study newphysics inside the framework ofnovel colliders as the photon collider beyond the lhc era. despiteof the optical system and energy limitations our simulations sustainsthe prospective character of thismachine entirely based in a superintense laser.



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MA3.1 1:30 PM–2:30 PM (Tutorial)Information-Theoretic Tools forOptical CommunicationsEngineerserik agrell, Chalmers University ofTechnology, Gothenburg, Swedenand marco secondini, TeCIP Insti-tute, Pisa, Italyfundamental information-theoreticconcepts are explained for nonspe-cialists, with emphasis on their prac-tical usage. the notions of a “fecthreshold” and a “nonlinear shannonlimit” are critically reviewed, high-lighting their limitations and possiblealternatives. (joint work with marcosecondini)

MB3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Performance and Applications of25 G/50 G Ge/Si AvalanchedPhotodiodesdong pan, SiFotonics, Woburn, MA,USA

MB3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMZero-Bias GaAsSb/InP Photodiodewith 40 GHz BandwidthQianhuan Yu, Ze Wang, keye sun,fengxin Yu, Jizhao Zang, Joe c.campbell, and andreas Beling, University of Virginia, Charlottesville,VA, USAWe demonstrate a back-illuminatedmodified unitraveling carrier (mUtc)photodiode with 40 ghz bandwidth atzero bias. the photodiode has aresponsivity of 0.2 a/W without anti-reflection (ar) coating and delivers -2.8 dBm rf output power.

MB3.3 2:15 PM–2:30 PMOptimum Design Criteria on Speedand Responsivity of InP/GaAsSbElectron-Injection Detectormin-su park, mohsen razaei, North-western University, Evanston, IL,USA, chee leong tan, University ofMalaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and hooman mohseni, NorthwesternUniversity, Evanston, IL, USAelectron-injection detector has shownunprecedented performance forhighly sensitive imaging and opticalcoherence tomography system. Wepresent optimum design criteria forspeed and responsivity of detectors,revealing that the smaller deviceshave the higher optical gain and thefaster response owing to decreasingtotal capacitance.

MC3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)AlGaN-Based Deep UV Lasers:Challenges and Prospectsmichael kneissl, christian kuhn, martin martens, martin guttmann,anton muhin, Bettina neuschulz, TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany, JörgJeschke, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut,Leibniz-Institut für Hoechstfrequen-ztechnik, Berlin, Germany, luca sulmoni, tim Wernicke, TU Berlin,Berlin, Germany, and markus Weyers, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut,Leibniz-Institut für Hoechstfrequen-ztechnik, Berlin, GermanyWe will review recent advances in the development of algan-baseddeep ultraviolet lasers and discusskey challenges towards the realiza-tion of current-injection Uv laserdiodes including movpe growth onlow defect density templates and theeffects of algan quantum well designon the gain characteristics.

MC3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMGain Properties of InGaN QuantumWells with AlGaInN Barriershanlin fu, Wei sun, onoriode ogidi-ekoko, and nelson tansu, LehighUniversity, Bethlehem, PA, USAthe material gain properties of theingan quantum well (QW) with vari-ous alingan barriers are studiedthrough self-consistent k•p formalism.our study shows that the ingan QWwith lattice-matched algainn barriersachieves remarkable improvementover conventional ingan QW.

MC3.3 2:15 PM–2:30 PMDilute-As InGaNAs Quantum Wellsfor Red-Emitting Lasersdamir Borovac, Wei sun, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA,chee-keong tan, Clarkson Univer-sity, Potsdam, NY, USA, and nelsontansu, Lehigh University, Bethlehem,PA, USAanalysis on the electronic propertiesof dilute-as inganas quantum wellactive region was carried out, and thefinding showed excellent potential forimplementation in red-light emittinglasers with high gain properties in thelong wavelength spectral regime.

MD3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)William Streifer Scientific Achieve-ment Award – What We Learnedabout Mutimode Fibers while Performing Communication Experimentsroland ryf, Nokia Bell Labs, USAi will review scientifically interestingeffects that we observed while work-ing on mode-division multiplexedcommunication experiments in multimode fibers. in particular i willaddress linear mode coupling, four-wave mixing, stimulated raman scattering, Brillouin scattering, andguided acoustic-waves Brillouin scattering, that are so much richer in mutlimode fibers compared to thesingle-mode fiber case.

MD3.2 2:00 PM–2:45 PM (Tutorial)Quantum Electronics Award –Fibre-Based Sources for Spectraland Temporal VersatilityJames roy Taylor, Imperial CollegeLondon, UKmaster oscillator-power fibre amplifierconfigurations followed by nonlinearconversion both in fibre and crys-talline materials has allowed exten-sive versatility, both spectrally andtemporally, in compact, highly efficient geometries that are findingextensive application, as exemplifiedby the highly commercially success-ful, fibre-integrated supercontinuumsource. however, the supercontinuumsource does exhibit some limitationsand alternative, more efficientapproaches to provide wavelengthand temporal selectivity from the uvto the mid ir will be described.

ME3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Compressed UltrafastPhotography and Microscopy:Redefining the Limit of PassiveUltrafast Imagingliang gao, University of Illinois, IL,USAthis (invited) talk will give anoverview of our recent effort todevelop a second-generation com-pressed ultrafast photography (cUp)system and demonstrate its applica-tions at scales from macroscopic tomicroscopic.

ME3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMLensless Inline HolographicMicroscope with InsufficientSpatial and Temporal CoherenceJigang Wu and shaodong feng, University of Michigan – ShanghaiJiao Tong University, Shanghai,ChinaWe propose a method to enhance theimaging resolution in lensless inlineholographic microscope when a lightsource with insufficient spatial or tem-poral coherence is used. our methodmodels the imaging system as linearsystems and the deconvolution tech-nique can be applied for resolutionenhancement.

ME3.3 2:15 PM–2:30 PMAutomated Identification ofBacteria Using Three-DimensionalHolographic Imaging andConvolutional Neural Networkgeon kim, YoungJu Jo, KAIST, Dae-jeon, South Korea, hyungjoo cho,Seoul National University, Seoul,South Korea, gunho choi, YonseiUniversity, Seoul, South Korea,Beom-soo kim, Korea University,Seoul, South Korea, hyun-seok min,and Yongkeun park, KAIST, Daejeon,South Korearapid identification of microbialpathogens is crucial for treating infections. here we present a rapidmethod for identification of bacteria.in our method, a trained convolutionalneural network classifier can accu-rately determine the bacterial speciesfrom a given three-dimensionalrefractive index image.


Grand Ballroom A Grand Ballroom B Grand Ballroom C Regency Ballroom A Regency Ballroom B1:30 PM–2:30 PMSession MA3: oc tutorialSession Chair: hussam Batshon, TE Subcom

1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession MB3: high speedphotodetectors and systemsSession Chair: Jo shien ng,University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession MC3: Wide Bandgap lasersSession Chair: Jerry meyer, NavalResearch Laboratory, CA, USA

1:30 PM–2:45 PMSession MD3: award Winningphotonics science and technology iSession Chair: c. menoni, ColoradoState University, CO, USA

1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession ME3: computationalimaging and image computationSession Chair: giuliano scarcelli,University of Maryland, College Park,MD, USA

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MF3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Integrated High-Q LiNbO3Resonators and Applicationsmarko loncar, Harvard University,Cambridge, MA, USA

MF3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMNanoscale AccurateHeterogeneous Integration ofWaveguide Devices by TransferPrintingB. guilhabert, J. mcphillimy, Univer-sity of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, c.klitis, University of Glasgow, Glas-gow, UK, m. d. dawson, University ofStrathclyde, Glasgow, UK, m. sorel,University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK,and m. J. strain, University of Strath-clyde, Glasgow, UKthe vertical micro-assembly of membrane photonic devices across a range of materials is presented,including polymers, silicon and iii-vsemiconductors. fully-fabricatedwaveguide structures are integratedwith sub-100nm absolute placementaccuracy. light-emitting diodes, silicon photonics and nanowire lasersare examples of the deployment ofthis technique.

MF3.3 2:15 PM–2:30 PMLow-Loss Silicon-PhotonicDevices for Mid-infraredApplicationsa. nitkowski, p. Bollond, m. dinu, s. cabot, J. le grange, J. Jaques, i. kang, LGS Innovations, FlorhamPark, NJ, USA, chia-ming chang, po dong, Nokia Bell Labs, Holmdel,NJ, USA, Xianshu luo, and guo-Qiang lo, Advanced Micro FoundryPte, SingaporeWe demonstrate low-loss silicon-on-insulator devices for 2-µm or longerwavelengths. We achieve waveguideloss as low as ~0.18 dB/cm and fur-ther demonstrate high quality factormicro-ring resonator with intrinsic Q of ~0.56 million and free spectralrange of 100 ghz.

MH3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Nonlinear Optics in SemiconductorOptical Fibersanna c. peacock, University ofSouthampton, Southampton, UKthis paper will review progress in thedevelopment of nonlinear devicesfrom the semiconductor optical fiberplatform. the nonlinear performancewill be benchmarked through demon-strations of high-speed all-opticalwavelength conversion, modulation,and continuum generation across abroad wavelength range.

MH3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMIn Situ Fabrication of Far-DetunedOptical Fiber WavelengthConvertersmd imtiaz alamgir, nurmemetabudukelimu, and martin rochette,McGill University, Montreal, Quebec,CanadaWe demonstrate the fabrication ofwavelength converters with a far-detuned and precisely engineeredwavelength offset enabled by an insitu approach. the technique enablesthe design and fabrication of precisewavelength converters with morethan 44 thz of detuning.

MH3.3 2:15 PM–2:45 PM (Invited)Ultra-Rich-Silicon...dawn tan, kelvin ooi, SUTD, Singa-pore, doris ng, A*STAR Data Stor-age Institute, Ju Won choi, ezgisahin, peng Xing, george chen, andByoung Uk sohn, sUtd, singaporeWe present recent developments innonlinear optics leveraging the ultra-silicon-rich nitride platform. films witha high kerr nonlinearity and negligibletwo photon absorption at the telecom-munications wavelength are used torealize devices for high gain opticalparametric amplifiers, wavelengthconversion and slow-light enhance-ment.


Lake Anne A/B Lake Audubon Lake Thoreau Reston A/B1:30 PM–2:45 PMSession MF3: miroresonatordevicesSession Chair: ali adibi, GeorgiaInstitute of Technology, Atlanta, GA,USA

1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession MH3: silicon photonicsSession Chair: peter schunemann,BAE Systems, Inc., USA

1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession MI3: the global startupsceneSession Chair: dalma novak,Pharad, Hanover, MD, USA

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MB3.4 2:30 PM–3:00 PM (Invited)45-Gbaud, 32-Pixel 2D-PDA forMulti-Core Fiber-Based OpticalWireless Communicationtoshimasa Umezawa, takahidesakamoto, atsushi kanno, atsushimatsumoto, naokatsu Yamamoto,National Institute of Information andCommunications Technology (NICT),Tokyo, Japan, and tetsuya kawan-ishi, National Institute of Informationand Communications Technology(NICT), Tokyo, Japan and WasedaUniversity, Tokyo, JapanWe developed a 45-gbaud, 32-pixeltwo-dimensional photodetector array(2d-pda) device for multi-core basedfree-space optical (fso) communica-tion. in the demonstration using themulticore fiber (mcf) and 2d-pda infree space, the simultaneous detec-tion of four high-data-rate parallelbeams was successfully achieved.

ME3.4 2:30 PM–2:45 PMAccurate Representation ofMicroscopic Scatterers in RealisticSimulation of OCT ImageFormationpawel ossowski, Nicolaus Coperni-cus University, Torun, Poland, andreacuratolo, Instituto de Optica “Daza deValdes”, Madrid, Spain and Universityof Western Australia, Perth, Australia,david sampson, University of Surrey,Guildford, UK and University of West-ern Australia, Perth, Australia, andpeter r. t. munro, University CollegeLondon, London, UK and Universityof Western Australia, Perth, Australiarealistic models of oct image for-mation face a common challenge:how can microscopic scatterers berepresented without limiting the over-all size of the sample that can bemodelled? We present a solution tothis problem using the pseudospec-tral time domain method along withexperimental validation.



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MF3.4 2:30 PM–2:45 PMHigh-Q Microresonators at Near-Infrared/Near VisibleWavelengths on A 3C-SiC-on-Insulator (SiCOI) Platformtianren fan, ali a. eftekhar, and aliadibi, Georgia Institute of Technology,Atlanta, GA, USAWe demonstrate a 3c-sic-on-insulator (sicoi) platform throughwafer bonding process. We fabricatedfully-integrated microresonators atnear-infrared/near-visible wave-lengths (~770 nm) showing a Q of5,000. such high-Q resonators pavethe way for realization of large-scaleintegrated spintronics/quantumdevices based on carbon vacanciesin sic.

MH3.4 2:45 PM–3:00 PMCrack-Free Silicon-Nitride-on-Insulator Nonlinear Circuits forContinuum Generation in the C-Bandhoussein el dirani, marco casale,sébastien kerdiles, carole socquet-clerc, CEA-LETI, Grenoble, France,Xavier letartre, christelle monat,Institut des Nanotechnologies deLyon, Ecully, France, and corradosciancalepore, CEA-LETI, Grenoble,FranceWe report on the fabrication and testing of silicon nitride- on-insulatornonlinear photonic circuits for com-plementary metal–oxide semiconduc-tor (cmos) compatible monolithicco-integration with silicon-based optoelectronics. this work paves theway to power-efficient kerr-basedbroadband sources featuring compatibility with si photonic integrated circuits on cmos lines.



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MA4.1 3:30 PM–4:00 PM (Invited)Toward the Practical Use of theMulti-Core Fiber in OpticalCommunicationstetsuya hayashi, Sumitomo ElectricIndustries, Ltd., Yokohama, Japanthe intensive research and develop-ment on multi-core and other types of optical fibers for space-divisionmultiplexed transmission has con-tinued already for nearly ten years.this talk will review and discussrecent research and development on the multi-core fiber toward thepractical realization.

MA4.2 4:00 PM–4:15 PMSuppression of Group-DelaySpread in Coupled Two-LP-ModeFour-Core Fibertakanori sato, kazuki Yoshida,takeshi fujisawa, Hokkaido Univer-sity, Hokkaido, Japan, taiji sakamoto,takashi matsui, kyozo tsujikawa,kazuhide nakajima, NTT Corpora-tion, Ibaraki, Japan, and kunimasasaitoh, Hokkaido University,Hokkaido, JapanWe newly develop the group-delayspread (gds) analysis for a tight-bentcoupled few-mode multicore fiber(fm-mcf) using pseudo guidedmodes and reveal that the gds ofcoupled fm-mcf can be suppressedfor the first time.

MA4.3 4:15 PM–4:45 PM (Invited)Switching Paradigms for SDM-WDM Networksdan marom, Hebrew University ofJerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel

MB4.1 3:30 PM–4:00 PM (Invited)High-Power Photonic Phased ArrayAntennasmatthew r. konkol, Phase SensitiveInnovations, Inc., Newark, DE, USA,victoria a. carey, shouyuan shi, University of Delaware, Newark, DE,USA, christopher a. schuetz, PhaseSensitive Innovations, Inc., Newark,DE, USA, and dennis W. prather,University of Delaware, Newark, DE,USAWe review recent work on a newantenna concept—the high-powerphotonic phased array. By integratinghigh-power photodiodes proximal tothe aperture’s radiating elements,dense, lightweight, and broadbandarray designs are realized. severalmanifestations of this basic idea arediscussed, emphasizing differentapplication specific design choices.

MB4.2 4:00 PM–4:15 PMPhase Noise and PerformanceOptimization in MUTCPhotodetectors Using the Drift-Diffusion Equationsseyed ehsan, Jamali mahabadi, Uni-versity of Maryland, Baltimore, MD,USA, franklyn J. Quinlan, NationalInstitute of Standards and Technol-ogy, Boulder, CO, USA, thomas f.carruthers, and curtis r. menyuk,University of Maryland, Baltimore,MD, USAWe calculate the phase noise in modified unitraveling carrier (mUtc)photodetectors using the drift-diffusion equations, avoiding compu-tationally-expensive monte carlo simulations. We optimize the perform-ance over a range of device currentsand biases.

MB4.3 4:15 PM–4:30 PMLarge-Area High-Power ModifiedUni-Traveling Carrier Photodiodesfengxin Yu, keye sun, and andreasBeling, University of Virginia, Char-lottesville, VA, USAWe report on 100-µm-diameter back-illuminated ingaasp/inp modifieduni-traveling carrier photodiodes withan rf output power of 23 dBm at 2 ghz. very low dark current of 20 naat –8 v, high responsivity of 0.63 a/Wat 1.55 µm are demonstrated.

MC4.1 3:30 PM–4:00 PM (Invited)Frequency Combs in Quantum-Cascade LasersJérôme faist, ETH Zurich, Zurich,Switzerland

MC4.2 4:00 PM–4:30 PMHigh-Power MOCVD-GrownQuantum Cascade Lasersl. J. mawst, c. sigler, c. Boyle, J. d.kirch, k. oresick, h. kim, Universityof Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI,USA, d. lindberg iii, t. earles, Intra-band LLC, Madison, WI, USA, and D. Botez, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USAmocvd-grown step-taper activeregion – resonant-extraction (sta-re) quantum cascade lasers(Qcls) demonstrate single-facet output powers of 2.6 W cW (@15oc) with 12% cW power conversion efficiency. five-element antiguidedphase-locked arrays operate with in-phase-mode operation to 1.9 ×threshold and 5.1 W front-facet emitted power.

MC4.3 4:30 PM–4:45 PM (Invited)Influence of Lateral RefractiveIndex Profiles on the DivergenceAngle of Gain-Guided Broad-AreaLaser Diode Barscarlo holly, Xiaohang liu, stefanheinemann, stewart mcdougall, andhagen Zimer, TRUMPF Photonics,Inc., Cranbury, NJ, USAa numerical model for high-powerdiode lasers is employed to predictthe lateral divergence angle over current for one emitter out of a laserarray. the calculated values are compared to experimental data andcomments are made regarding theguiding mechanisms in the device.

ME4.1 3:30 PM–4:00 PM (Invited)Mapping the Microbiome withSuper Resolution MicroscopyJochem deen, Swiss Federal Instituteof Technology, Lausanne, Switzerlandan immense number of microbialspecies live in a symbiotic relation-ship with their host (collectively calledthe microbiome). current techniqueslimit identification of species withinthis microbiome. We propose a newmethod of identification based onsuper-resolution microscopy ofsequence-specifically fluorescentlylabeled dna.

ME4.2 4:00 PM–4:15 PMOblique-Sectional Single-MoleculeMicroscopyJeongmin kim, michal Wojcik, YuanWang, ke Xu, and Xiang Zhang, University of California, Berkeley,Berkeley, CA, USAWe introduce oblique-sectional sin-gle-molecule microscopy (obstorm)that images any oblique cross-sections of a biological sample intodepth without lengthy z-stack acquisi-tion. combining oblique lightsheetillumination and direct oblique detec-tion, obstorm offers uniform super-resolution though imaging depth, thuswell-suited for thick samples fromcells to tissues.

ME4.3 4:15 PM–4:30 PMA Handheld MEMS-Scanned InVivo Optical-SectioningMicroscope for Early Detection and Surgical Guidancechengbo Yin, linpeng Wei, Universityof Washington, Seattle, WA, USA,sanjeewa abeytunge, gary peterson,Memorial Sloan Kettering CancerCenter, New York, NY, USA, adam k.glaser, University of Washington,Seattle, WA, USA, michael J. man-della, Michigan State University, EastLansing, MI, USA, milind rajadhyak-sha, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA,and Jonathan t. c. liu, University ofWashington, Seattle, WA, USAa miniature line-scanned (ls) dual-axis confocal (dac) microscope, witha 12-mm diameter distal tip, has beendeveloped for high-speed (>15 hz)microscopic imaging of tissue sur-faces up to a depth of ~150 µm.


Grand Ballroom A Grand Ballroom B Grand Ballroom C Regency Ballroom A Regency Ballroom B3:30 PM–4:45 PMSession MA4: steps towardpracticality of sdmSession Chair: Yoshinari awaji,NICT, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan

3:30 PM–5:00 PMSession MB4: high power & UtcdetectorsSession Chair: Joshua duran, Air Force Research Laboratory – SensorsDirectorate, Dayton, OH, USA

3:30 PM–5:00 PMSession MC4: Quantum cascadeand high power lasersSession Chair: michael kneissl, TU Berlin, Berlin, Germany

3:30 PM–5:00 PMSession ME4: advanced microscopySession Chair: norman lippok,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA,USA

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MF4.1 3:30 PM–4:00 PM (Invited)Microresonator Isolators Based onthe Nonreciprocity of the kerrEffectpascal del’haye, National PhysicalLaboratory, England, UKthis talk will focus on recent realiza-tions of nonlinear interaction of counterpropagating light in ultra-high-Q microresonators that leads to spontaneous symmetry breaking.the resulting nonreciprocity of thelight propagation can be used for integrated photonic isolators and circulators.

MF4.2 4:00 PM–4:30 PM (Invited)Self-Injection Locking of LaserDiodes to Microresonators andMicrocombsmichael gorodetsky, USA

MF4.3 4:30 PM–4:45 PMCavity OptomechanicalPhotothermal Sensorsmarcel W. pruessner, doewon park,todd h. stievater, dmitry a. kozak,and William s. rabinovich, US NavalResearch Laboratory, Washington,DC, USAWe experimentally demonstrate acavity optomechanical sensor that isactuated with gradient optical forces.the sensor can detect incident radia-tion via absorption and resulting photothermally-induced frequencyshifts of the nanomechanical oscilla-tor. analysis suggests that nanostrainsensitivity and fJ-level energy detec-tion are possible.

MH4.1 3:30 PM–4:00 PM (Invited)High Energy THz Pulses forElectron Accelerationfranz kaertner, CFEL, Hamburg,Germanyrecent theoretical and experimentalresults on laser based high-energysingle-cycle and multi-cycle terahertzpulse generation are discussed. thepulse formats are chosen to demon-strate various thz accelerating andbeam manipulation devices. resultsfor a segmented terahertz electronmanipulator and accelerator are presented.

MH4.2 4:00 PM–4:30 PM (Invited)High Repetition Rate PetawattLaser and High-Contrast Ultra-HighIntensity Second HarmonicBeamlineYong Wang, shoujun Wang, alexrockwood, Bradley m. luther, reedhollinge, alden curtis, chase calvi,carmen s. menoni, and Jorge J.rocca, Colorado State University,Fort Collins, CO, USAWe demonstrate the generation of0.85 pW, 30 fs pulses at a repetitionrate of 3.3 hz from a ti:sapphirelaser system. Ultra-high contrast second harmonic fs pulses at 400 nmwere generated with >40% efficiencyand focused to an intensity of6.5×1021 W/cm2.

MH4.3 4:30 PM–4:45 PMDevelopment of High Energy,Picosecond Lasers with kilowattAverage Powercory m. Baumgarten, han chi, Colorado State University, FortCollins, CO, USA, kristian dehne,XUV Lasers, Inc., Fort Collins, CO,USA, elzbieta Jankowska, ColoradoState University, Fort Collins, CO,USA, herman Bravo, XUV LasersInc., Fort Collins, CO, USA, liangYin, hanchen Wang, alex meadows,gabriel murray, carmen s. menoni,Colorado State University, FortCollins, CO, USA, Brendan a. reagan, XUV Lasers Inc., FortCollins, CO, USA, and Jorge J.rocca, Colorado State University,Fort Collins, CO, USAWe report a chirped pulse amplifica-tion laser designed to produce Joule-level pulses of picosecond duration at 1 khz repetition rate. this laser is based on cryogenically-cooledYb:Yag active mirror amplifiers. a technique for mapping the tempera-ture distribution within the active mirrors in 3d is discussed.


Lake Anne A/B Lake Audubon Lake Thoreau Reston A/B3:30 PM–5:00 PMSession MF4: nonlinearmicroresonatorsSession Chair: scott papp, National Institute of Standards andTechnology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

3:30 PM–5:00 PMSession MH4: high-energy sourcesand applicationsSession Chair: cord l.arnold, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

3:30 PM–5:00 PMSession MI4: tech titans: Words of Wisdom, War stories and crystal BallsSession Chairs: maura raburn &simon poole

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MB4.4 4:30 PM–5:00 PM (Invited)High Output Power MillimeterWave GaAsSb-InP UTCPhotoreceiver MMICschristopher coleman, gregory lee,tom low, dieter vook, Barry Wu, anddouglas m. Baney, Keysight Tech-nologies, Santa Rosa, CA, USAWe demonstrate a type-ii gaassb/inp source-terminated mmic Utcphotoreceiver delivering 0.15 a/Wresponsivity with 5.1 dBm rf powermeasured at 170 ghz. the photodi-ode-based mmic demonstrated asmall-signal 3-dB bandwidth of 220ghz. the photodiode mmics weresubsequently mounted on sapphireand packaged.

MC4.4 4:45 PM–5:00 PMModulation of Master OscillatorPower Amplifier for Free SpaceOptical Communications at 1.5 µmcécil pham, frédéric van dijk, olivierparillaud, eric vinet, Yannick robert,michel garcia, alexandre larrue, III-V Lab, Palaiseau, France, mickaëlfaugeron, Thales Alenia Space,Toulouse, France, and angélique rissons, ISAE Supaéro, Toulouse,Francea monolithic, three-section inp mopais presented. the device exhibits 380mW of output power in continuouswave and a single mode optical spectrum with a 42 dB smsr. small-signal modulation is tested and amodel is proposed to understand andpredict its behaviour.

ME4.4 4:30 PM–4:45 PMA Portable Quantitative PhaseMicroscope for Material Metrologyand Biological Imagingmengxuan niu, gang luo, and renjieZhou, Chinese University of HongKong, Hong Kong, ChinaQuantitative phase microscopy(Qpm) has enabled many importantmetrology and bioimaging applica-tions. to increase its popularity, wehave developed a low-cost portablecommon-path Qpm system for bothtransmission and reflection measure-ments. our system can be deployedfor fabricated structure profiling andcell imaging applications.

ME4.5 4:45 PM–5:00 PMAbsolute Three-DimensionalMeasurement of Refractive IndexVia Photon-Phonon PhaseMatchingantonio fiore and giuliano scarcelli,University of Maryland, College Park,MD, USAWe developed a microscopy tech-nique that can map the refractiveindex of samples in an absolute manner and with three-dimensionalresolution. to address this goal, wedesigned a dual geometry Brillouinspectroscopy configuration that sample the same phonon within aconfocal voxel.



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MF4.4 4:45 PM–5:00 PMInfluence of Nonlinear Losses onSpontaneous Four Wave Mixing inInP Membrane Micro-RingResonatorrakesh ranjan kumar, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,China, ming feng, Chinese Universityof Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China andNankai University, Tianjin, China,marina raevskaia, vadim pogoret-skii, Yuqing Jiao, Eindhoven Univer-sity of Technology, Eindhoven, TheNetherlands, and hon ki tsang, Chinese University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong, ChinaWe experimentally study sponta-neous four wave mixing in micro-ringresonator on an inp membrane in acontinuous regime. the generationrate of single photons from sponta-neous four wave mixing is limited bythe reduction in loaded Q- factor ofthe micro-ring resonators at higherpower.

MH4.4 4:45 PM–5:00 PMBidirectional Mode-LockedThulium-Doped Lasernurmemet abudukelimu, m. imrulkayes, alexandre rekik, and martinrochette, McGill University, Montreal,Quebec, CanadaWe demonstrate the first bidirectionalmode-locked thulium-doped fiberlaser. mode locking is enabled thanks to a semiconductor saturableabsorber mirror and nonlinear polar-ization rotation. output wavelengthsand repetition rate difference are bothtunable.



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TuA1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Scalable High-Performance Multi-Format Optical Transceiversp. s. Bedrosian, J. p. Wang, anddavid caplan, MIT Lincoln Labora-tory, Lexington, MA, USAthe availability of flexible, scalable,and efficient optical transceivers cangreatly influence the capabilities andcost of future free-space optical networks. We report on promisingagile laser transmitter and receiver(altar) technologies with perform-ance suitable for next-generation systems.

TuA1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AM4 × 25 Gbit/s Silicon PhotonicsTunable Receiver Using TransferPrinted III-V Photodiodesgrigorij muliuk, kasper van gasse,mahmoud shahin, Jochem verbist,Ghent University - IMEC, Ghent, Belgium, antonio José trindade, X-Celeprint Limited, Cork, Ireland,Brian corbett, Tyndall National Institute, Cork, Ireland, dries vanthourhout, and günther roelkens,Ghent University – IMEC, Ghent, BelgiumWe demonstrate a 4-channel siliconphotonics thermally tunable micro-ring receiver by transfer printing anarray of commercial iii-v c-band photodiodes. 25gbit/s open eye diagrams were obtained for eachreceiver channel.

TuA1.3 9:15 AM–9:30 AMJoint Tx and Rx Skew Calibrationin Coherent Transceivers Based on Rx-Side DSPpavel skvortcov, christian sanchez-costa, ian phillips, and Wladekforysiak, Aston University, Birming-ham, UKa calibration algorithm for both trans-mitter-side and receiver-side skewsbased on receiver-side dsp is pro-posed. two conditions are required:presence of frequency offset betweentransmitter / receiver and sop rota-tion. sub-picosecond accuracy of themethod is shown in numerical simula-tions.

TuB1.1 8:30 AM–10:00 AM (Tutorial)III-V Semiconductor UnipolarBarrier Infrared Detectorsdavid Z. ting, California Institute ofTechnology, Pasadena, CA, USArapid advances in iii-v semicon-ductor bulk and type-ii superlatticeinfrared material and the advent ofthe unipolar barrier infrared detectordevice architecture in the pastdecade have led to a new generationof high-performance infrared detec-tors and focal planes, providing aviable alternative to hgcdte.

TuC1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Photonic Integration with QuantumCascade Lasersmikhail Belkin, University of Texas atAustin, Austin, TX, USA

TuC1.2 9:00 AM–9:30 AM (Invited)InAs Quantum Dot Lasers onSilicon Emitting at TelecomWavelengthskei may lau, HKUST, Hong Kong,Chinathe first 1.5 µm inp-based Qd lasersdirectly grown on on-axis (001) si bymocvd, with multi-stack inas/inalgaas/inp Qds on compliant iii-v/si substrates, as well as nano-ridge lasers with embedded quantumwells will be described. growth andlaser characteristics of nano-lasers,whispering-gallery-mode (Wgm)micro-lasers, and fabry parot laserswill be discussed.

TuC1.3 9:30 AM–10:00 AM (Invited)Photonics Silicon Foundrymichael liehraim photonics is a manufacturingUsa institute whose mission is to provide cost-effective and easy-to-use access to state-of-the-art siliconphotonics processing. aim photonicsis providing access to a multi-project-Wafer program enabled with a highlycompetitive component library andoffers assembly and packaging services starting 2019.

TuD1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Subwavelength Silicon PhotonicStructuresJens schmid, National ResearchCouncil Canada

TuD1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AMCompliant Polymer InterfaceDemonstration with Standard Plug-In Connection to Fiber Cablestymon Barwicz, IBM T.J. WatsonResearch Center, Yorktown Heights,NY, USA, kengo Watanabe,Furukawa Electric Co., Chiba, Japan,richard langlois, IBM Bromont,Bromont, Quebec, Canada, katsukisuematsu, Furukawa Electric Co.,Chiba, Japan, nathalie normand,IBM Bromont, Bromont, Quebec,Canada, shotaro takenobu, AsahiGlass Co., Kanagawa, Japan,alexander Janta-polczynski, IBMBromont, Bromont, Quebec, CanadaBo peng, Yoichi taira, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, YorktownHeights, NY, USA, hidetoshi numata,IBM Research - Tokyo, Kanagawa,Japan, swetha kamlapurkar, sebast-ian engelmann, IBM T.J. WatsonResearch Center, Yorktown Heights,NY, USA, and nicolas Boyer, IBMBromont, Bromont, Quebec, CanadaWe demonstrate a mechanically-compliant polymer interface, betweenstandard fiber cables and nano-photonic waveguides, with passiveself-alignment at both the fiber andthe chip connections. We show apeak transmission of –1.8dB with lessthan 0.7dB penalty over a 100nmbandwidth and all polarizations.

TuD1.3 9:15 AM–9:30 AMA Thermally TunableSuperstructure Grating Filter inSilicon PhotonicsZifei Wang and lawrence r. chenMcGill University Montreal, Quebec,CanadaWe demonstrate a thermally tunableoptical filter based on periodic heatingof a uniform Bragg grating structureon silicon-on-insulator. five metalheater blocks are used to heat thegrating to introduce multiple phaseshifts and realize tunability of thereflection spectra.

TuE1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Dental Thermo-Photonic Imagingnima tabatabaei, York UniversityOntario, Canadaearly detection of dental caries is keyto the effectiveness of therapeuticand preventive approaches in dentistry; yet, standard-of-caremethodologies (e.g., x-ray) lack sensitivity to detect caries at earlystages. thermo-photonic imagingallows for early caries detection bydetecting the thermal-waves inducedat carious lesions.

TuE1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AMReal-Time Time-Resolved OpticalMeasurements Using a DigitalAdaptive Filtersaurabh gupta, arya chowdhurymugdha, William hudson, victoriapalmer, kevin l. lear, and Jesse W.Wilson, Colorado State University,Fort Collins, CO, USAWe demonstrate a novel phosphores-cence lifetime imaging microscopytechnique using a pseudo-randommodulated laser source for excitation,and an adaptive filter for resolving thedetected emission. our results showclear lifetime differences between the oxygenated and deoxygenatedsolutions of a ruthenium dye.

TuE1.3 9:15 AM–9:30 AMNoncontact Characterization ofNuclear Mechanics within IntactCells Using Brillouin MicroscopyJitao Zhang, miloš nikolić, Xuefei a.nou, University of Maryland, CollegePark, MD, USA, hanyoup kim,Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc.,Rockville, MD, USA, and giulianoscarcelli, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USAUsing all-optical Brillouin microscopythat probes light-matter interactionson the scale of ~200 nm in biologicalsamples, we directly assessednuclear modulus of intact cell withsub-micron resolution. We found thatnuclear mechanics is affected by bothnanoscale internal structures andextrinsic cytoskeletal modulations.

technical program tuesday, 2 october 2018

Grand Ballroom A Grand Ballroom B Grand Ballroom C Regency Ballroom A Regency Ballroom B8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession TuA1: optical transceiversSession Chair: tBd

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession TuB1: pssi tutorialSession Chair: andrew sarangan,University of Dayton, Dayton, OH,USA

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession TuC1: integrationtechnologiesSession Chair: frédéric grillot,Universiteé Paris-Saclay, Paris,France

8:30 AM–9:45 AMSession TuD1: silicon photonics and packagingSession Chair: luc m. augustin,SMART Photonics B.V., Eindhoven,The Netherlands

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession TuE1: photothermal, fluores-cence liftime, and Brillouin imagingSession Chair: Jigang Wu, Univer-sity of Michigan – Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, China

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TuF1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Exploring the Nanoscale withOptoplasmonic Sensorsfrank vollmer, UK

TuF1.2 9:00 AM–9:30 AM (Invited)Photonic-Chip Frequency Combsfor Optical Synthesis andMetrologyscott papp, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USAoptical-frequency combs are versatiletools for measuring time, identifyingchemicals, and generating quantumstates. a new direction is to producefrequency combs through intriguingnonlinear behaviors of light in kerrmicroresonators. i will discuss experi-ments that probe kerr soliton combformation and demonstrate ultra-precision measurements.

TuF1.3 9:30 AM–9:45 AMNoninvasive and PortableDiagnoses for Brain and HeartDisorder: Angle-DistinguishableInfrared Spectroscopy Based Upona Three Dimensional ResonantToroid Version of WhisperingGallery Modeso’dae kwon, POSTECH (PohangUniv. of Sci. & Tech.), Seoul, SouthKoreanoninvasive and portable diagnosesin real time for brain and heart disorder are proposed. the answer is flowing in the wave of an angle-distinguishable near-infrared spec-troscopy based upon a three dimen-sional quantized angle resonanttoroid version of two dimensionalwhispering gallery modes, photonicquantum ring.

TuG1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)The Next Generation of ColloidalQuantum Emitters forNanophotonicsdavid J. norris, ETH Zurich, Zurich,SwitzerlandWe will discuss recent work todevelop new quantum emitters fornanphotonic devices. examplesinclude: lanthanide-doped nanocrys-tals that can provide both electric-and magnetic-dipole sources, semi-conductor nanoplatelets that exhibitextremely narrow room-temperaturelinewidths, and perovskite nanocrys-tals that are significantly brighter thanconventional semiconductor quantumdots.

TuG1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AMOptical Antenna NanoLED BasedInterconnect Designnicolas m. andrade, krishna t. set-taluri, seth fortuna, sean hooten,kevin han, eli Yablonovitch, vladimirstojanovic, and ming c. Wu, Univer-sity of California, Berkeley, Berkeley,CA, USAWe performed an end-to-end linkanalysis for a directly modulated optical antenna nanoled. Using a technology node extrinsic unity current-gain frequency of 260 ghz,we simulated an end-to-end energyconsumption of under 1 fJ/bit up to100 gbps.

TuG1.3 9:15 AM–9:30 AMElectrical Tuning of Exciton-Polaritons in Monolayer WS2Biswanath chakraborty, Jie gu, CityUniversity of New York, New York,NY, USA, Zheng sun, University ofPittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA,mandeep khatoniar, rezlind Bushati,alexandra Bohemke, rian koots, andvinod m. menon, City University ofNew York, New York, NY, USAWe present an approach to dynami-cally control the interaction betweenexcitons in monolayer Ws2 andmicrocavity photons at room tempera-ture. this is achieved by tuning theoscillator strength of the Ws2 exci-tons in the presence of charged carriers induced by electrostatic gating.

TuH1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Time and Frequency Measurementthomas sudmeyer, University ofNauchatel, Nauchatel, Switzerland

TuH1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AMZirconium Boride as a HighFluence Saturable Absorber for Q-Switched Fiber Lasersharoldo t. hattori, ahasanul haque,University of New South Wales Canberra, Canberra, Australia,Ziyuan li, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, andBenjamin olbricht, Coupled OpticsLCC, Newark, DE, USAZirconium boride (ZrB12) is an ultra-high temperature material with measured laser damage threshold of 132 mJ/cm2, higher than in manymaterials commonly used as sat-urable absorbers, making it suitablefor work in high power laser systems.

TuH1.3 9:15 AM–9:30 AMContinuous Wave Operation of aYb3+-Ho3+ Co-Doped LuVO4 Laserat 2076 nmXining Yang, linjun li, Harbin Univer-sity of Science and Technology,Harbin, China and Heilongjiang Insti-tute of Technology, Harbin, China,Yingjie shen, Yantai University, Yan-tai, China, long Zhou, Yuqiang Yang,Wei Wang, Harbin University of Sci-ence and Technology, Harbin, China,Yunfeng Bai, Wenqiang Xie,guangchao Ye, Heilongjiang Instituteof Technology, Harbin, China, andXiaoyang Yu, Harbin University ofScience and Technology, Harbin,ChinaWe report a continuous wave Yb3+-ho3+ co-doped luvo4 laser dual-end-pumped by laser diodes. a c-cutYb,ho:luvo4 crystal is cooled at 77 k, and a 303-mW output power ofthe Yb,ho:luvo4 laser is acquired at2076 nm with a pump wavelength of980.88 nm.


Lake Anne A/B Lake Audubon Lake Thoreau8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession TuF1: microresonatorsensors and metrologySession Chair: pascal del’haye,National Physical Laboratory,England, UK

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession TuG1: nanophotonic light emissionSession Chair: alessandrosalandrino, University of Kansas,Lawrence, KS, USA

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession TuH1: solid-state & fiberlasersSession Chair: eric o. potma,University of California, Irvine, Irvine,CA, USA

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TuA1.4 9:30 AM–10:00 AM (Invited)Flexible Transponder Based onProbabilistic Shaped QAMQian hu, fred Buchali, and henningBuelow, Nokia Bell Labs, Stuttgart,GermanyWe study the flexibility of transpon-ders supported by the combinedadaptation of the symbol rate and the spectral efficiency. We review therecent progress on probabilistic shaping which allows a gridless adaptation to the transmission distance with flexible spectral efficiency.

TuD1.4 9:30 AM–9:45 AMA Continuously Tunable SOIMicroring Filter with TemperatureTrackingYang ren, david perron, fnu auran-gozeb, University of Alberta, Edmon-ton, Alberta, Canada, Zhiping Jiang,Huawei Canada Research Centre,Ontario, Canada, masum hossain,and vien van, University of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta, CanadaWe report a 2nd-order silicon micro-ring filter that is continuously tunableover the full 7.8 nm free spectralrange using the thermo-optic effect,achieving a tuning wavelength accu-racy of ±27 pm. on-chip thermistorsalso allow for accurate tracking of themicroring temperatures and thermalcrosstalks.

TuE1.4 9:30 AM–10:00 AM (Invited)Label-Free Photothermal Imagingfor Tissue Studiesmichelle Y. sander, Boston University,Boston, MA, USAphotothermal spectroscopy in themid-infrared offers a label-free, non-destructive method for biochemicalsample analysis based on inherentbond-specific vibrational fingerprints.the potential of mid-infrared photo-thermal imaging for label-free characterization of frozen tissue samples based on protein signatureswill be discussed.



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TuF1.4 9:45 AM–10:00 AMMetal Organic Framework-CoatedOptical VOC Gas SensorYangyang Zhao, mona Zaghloul,Yigal lilach, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA,kurt Benkstein, and steve semancik,National Institute of Standards andTechnology, Gaithersburg, MD, USAWe report a metal organic framework(mof)-coated nanohole array basedplasmonic gas sensor. arrays of 200nm circular holes are fabricated witha period of 400 nm. mof is coated onthe sensor platform to provide highsensitivity and near real-timeresponse to gases.

TuG1.4 9:30 AM–9:45 AMAlGaN Nanowire PhotonicCrystals: Design, Epitaxy, and HighEfficiency Deep UV LEDsXianhe liu, University of Michigan,Ann Arbor, MI, USA and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec,Canada, Binh h. le, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec,Canada, kishwar mashooq, andZetian mi, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USAWe report on the design and epitaxyof algan nanowire photonic crystalleds. the light extraction efficiencycan, in principle, reach >90% for tmpolarized emission. We have demon-strated algan nanowire photoniccrystal leds at 280 nm with outputpower ~0.9 W/cm2 at 250 a/cm2.

TuG1.5 9:45 AM–10:00 AMUltraviolet-A LED Based onQuantum-Disks-In-AlGaN-Nanowires—Optimization andDevice ReliabilityBilal Janjua, davide priante, adityaprabaswara, King Abdullah Universityof Science and Technology, Thuwal,Saudi Arabia, lafi alanazi, KingAbdulaziz City for Science and Tech-nology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, chaoZhao, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal,Saudi Arabia, abdullah a. alhamoud,King Abdullah University of Scienceand Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia and King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh,Saudi Arabia, mohd sharizal alias,King Abdullah University of Scienceand Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, abdulrahman m. albadri,ahmed Y. alyamani, King AbdulazizCity for Science and Technology,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, tien khee ng,and Boon s. ooi, King Abdullah University of Science and Technol-ogy, Thuwal, Saudi ArabiaWe investigated the structural opti-mization, simulation, and reliability of ultraviolet algan/gan nanowire-leds on low cost and scalable silicon substrate. We obtained 100×improvement in the direct recombina-tion rate and 10× higher optical powerfor the sample with thicker activeregion and thinner top p-contact layer.

TuH1.4 9:30 AM–9:45 AMCollisions of Moving Gap Solitonsin Coupled Bragg Gratings withCubic-Quintic Nonlinearitymd. Jahedul islam, Khulna Universityof Engineering & Technology, Khulna,Bangladesh, and Javid atai, Univer-sity of Sydney, Sydney, Australiathe collision dynamics of moving gapsolitons in coupled Bragg gratingswith cubic-quintic nonlinearity areinvestigated. the effects and inter-play of various parameters such asquintic nonlinearity, coupling coeffi-cient, and velocity of solitons on thecollision outcomes are discussed. “

TuH1.5 9:45 AM–10:00 AMDynamics of Colliding Solitons in a Coupler with SeparatedNonuniform Bragg Grating andNonlinearitytanvir ahmed, Rajshahi University ofEngineering & Technology, Rajshahi,Bangladesh, and Javid atai, Univer-sity of Sydney, Sydney, Australiathe collision dynamics of moving gapsolitons in coupled Bragg gratingswith cubic-quintic nonlinearity areinvestigated. the effects and inter-play of various parameters such asquintic nonlinearity, coupling coeffi-cient, and velocity of solitons on thecollision outcomes are discussed.


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TuA2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Stokes-Vector Receivers and TheirPerformance Analysiskazuro kikuchi, National Institutionfor Academic Degrees and QualityEnhancement of Higher Education,Tokyo, Japandirect-detection-based stokes-vectorreceivers can track polarization fluctuations using low-complexity digital-signal-processing circuits;then, spectrally efficient multilevelpolarization-modulation formats canbe introduced into the optical commu-nication system with such receivers.this paper aims at analyzing theircharacteristics on the bit-error rateand spectral efficiency. “

TuA2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AMFrequency Comb Based kramers-kronig DetectionQiulin Zhang and chester shu, Chi-nese University of Hong Kong, HongKongstimulated Brillouin scattering hasbeen adopted to regenerate an opti-cal carrier from a single sideband signal. the carrier is applied for locking two frequency combs at thetransmitter and receiver in a multi-wavelength communication system.kramers-kronig detection of 5 × 10gbaud Qpsk/16-Qam channels issuccessfully demonstrated.

TuA2.3 11:15 AM–11:30 AMBidirectional 4-PAM to Double Per-Fiber Capacity in 2-km Intra-Datacenter Linksdario pilori, luca Bertignono, Politec-nico di Torino, Torino, Italy, antoninonespola, Istituto Superiore MarioBoella, Torino, Italy, fabrizioforghieri, marco mazzini, Cisco Photonics Italy S.r.l., Vimercate, Italy,and roberto gaudino, Politecnico diTorino, Torino, ItalyWe present a novel architecture forintra-datacenters (<2 km) pam linkswhich uses each fiber and each laserfor simultaneous transmission in bothdirections, doubling per-fiber capacity.We show that the impact of back-reflections can be reduced with asmall laser frequency detuning. “

TuB2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Computational-Pixel ImageSensorsmichael W. kelly, Justin Baker, curtiscolonero, and christopher david,Copious Imaging LLC, Lexington,MA, USAcopious imaging is a small businessthat has spun off from the massachu-setts institute of technology lincolnlaboratory to commercialize compu-tational pixel imager (cpi) technol-ogy. cpi sensors perform digitizationand compute at the pixel-level to pro-vide new sensing modalities andenable powerful system capability.

TuB2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AMMultiple Sampling PhotodiodeReadout that Overcomes ADCResolution Limitlucas J. koerner, savannah m. John-son, and lucas s. manke, Universityof St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, USAWe present a light detection system(for point-of-care diagnostics) consist-ing of a multiple-sampling readoutthat forgoes the resolution limit set bya low-cost microcontroller adc.experimental measurements demon-strate a >5 * 106 input range and anoise floor of <210 fa.

TuB2.3 11:15 AM–11:30 AMLED-Based Photometric Stereo-Imaging Employing Frequency-Division Multiple AccessJohannes herrnsdorf, Jonathan mckendry, mark stonehouse, Univer-sity of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, laurence Broadbent, glynn c.Wright, Aralia Systems, Bristol, UK,martin d. dawson, and michael J.strain, University of Strathclyde,Glasgow, UKWe present a photometric stereo-imaging approach based on illumina-tion with light-emitting diodes (leds)from different angles where the ledsare sinusoidally modulated and donot require synchronization with eachother or with the camera..

TuC2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Utilizing the Complex Dynamics ofInAs/GaAs Quantum Dot Lasers forUltrafast Devicesf. grillot, Université Paris-Saclay,Paris, France and University of NewMexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA, h. huang, Université Paris-Saclay,Paris, France, l.-c. lin, f.-Y. lin,National Tsing Hua University,Hsinchu, Taiwan, d. arsenijević, TU Berlin, Germany, and d. Bimberg,TU Berlin, Germany and CIOMP,Changchun, Chinathe nonlinear dynamics of inas/gaasquantum dot lasers emitting exclu-sively on single lasing states is inves-tigated. While the ground state laseris of importance for the developmentof isolator-free transmitters, theexcited state laser is essential forchaos-based applications, microwavephotonics , and self-pulsatingdevices.

TuC2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AMModulation BandwidthEnhancement in DistributedReflector Laser Based on IdenticalActive Layer ApproachYuanfeng mao, Zhengliang ren, lu guo, hao Wang, ruikang Zhang,Yongguang huang, dan lu, Qiangkan, chen Ji, and Wei Wang, ISCAS,Beijing, ChinaWe demonstrate a distributed reflec-tor laser with the distributed feedbacksection and the distributed Braggreflector section sharing the samemultiple-quantum-well structure. a direct modulation bandwidth of 27 ghz is obtained through thedetuned-loading effect and photon-photon resonance effect.

TuC2.3 11:15 AM–11:45 AM (Invited)Ultrafast Semiconductor Lasers:Pulse Generation and Stabilizationpaolo Bardella, lorenzo l. columbo,mariangela gioannini, Politecnico diTorino, Torino, Italy, oleg nikiforov,thomas Walther, Technische Univer-sität Darmstadt, Darmstadt,Germany, andreas klehr, andreaknigge, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut,Berlin, Germany, stefan meinecke,lina Jaurigue, kathy lüdge, Technis-che Universität Darmstadt, Darm-stadt, Germany, Julien Javaloyes,Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palmade Mallorca, Spain, luke f. lester,Virginia Polytechnic Institute andState University, Blacksburg, VA,USA, christoph Weber, dominik auth,sebastian stutz, martin Birkholz,lukas drzewietzki, and stefanBreuer, Technische Universität Darm-stadt, Darmstadt, Germanyprogress in the generation and stabilization of op-tical pulse trains of edge-emitting passively mode-locked (pml) quantum dot (Qd) and quantum well (QW) lasers andself-mode locked (sml) Qd lasers is addressed. the mechanismresponsible for the timing phasenoise (tpn) reduction and repetitionrate (rr)...

TuD2.1 10:30 AM–10:45 AMMonolithic Integration of Si/BaTiO3Electro-Optic Modulators on aSilicon Photonics Platformfelix eltes, daniele caimi, IBMReseach – Zurich, Rüschlikon,Switzerland, christian mai, georgWinzer, despoina petousi, stefan lischke, IHP, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, lukas czornomaz, IBM Reseach – Zurich, Rüschlikon,Switzerland, lars Zimmermann, IHP, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, Jean fompeyrine, and stefan abel,IBM Reseach – Zurich, Rüschlikon,SwitzerlandWe demonstrate an electro-opticmodulator exploiting the pockelseffect, which we monolithically integrated on an advanced siliconphotonics platform. We show integra-tion through wafer bonding and discuss further integration paths. the devices, based on Batio3 films,show excellent vπl (0.3 vcm) andvπlα (1.7 vdB).

TuD2.2 10:45 AM–11:00 AMImpedance Matching for High-Speed InP Integrated Electro-Absorption Modulatorsm. trajkovic, Eindhoven University ofTechnology, Eindhoven, The Nether-lands, f. Blache, k. mekhazni, h. debregeas, III-V Lab, Palaiseau,France, e. den haan, l. m. augustin,SMART Photonics B.V., Eindhoven,The Netherlands, k. a. Williams, and X. J. m. leijtens, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven,The NetherlandsWe study the influence of electricalconnection methods on the highspeed performance of electro-absorp-tion modulators (eams). We reportthe reflection parameter s11 below –10 dB up to 22 ghz and 32 ghzbandwidth for a mounted eam chip-on-carrier, with input alumina trans-mission line and output terminationload.

TuD2.3 11:00 AM–11:15 AMNASA Integrated Photonicsmichael krainak, mark stephen,Jonathan klamkin, NASA GoddardSpace Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD,USA, keren Bergman, michal lipson,Columbia University, New York, NY,USA, shayan mookherjea, Universityof California, San Diego, San Diego,CA, USA, paul leisher, LawrenceLivermore National Laboratory, Liver-more, CA, USA, seng-tiong ho,Northwestern University, Evanston,IL, USA, Behzad moleshi, IFOS Inc.,Santa Clara, CA, USA, James harris,Stanford University, Stanford, CA,USA, andrey matsko, AnatolySavchenkov, OEwaves Inc.,Pasadena, CA, USA, s. J. B. Yoo,University of California Davis, Davis,CA, USA, mark lucente, NanohmicsInc., Austin, TX, USA, georgenehmetallah, Catholic University,Washington, DC, USA, and leifJohansson, Freedom Photonics Inc.,Santa Barbara, CA, USAphotonic integrated circuits permitsize, weight, power and cost reduc-tions. this is particularly critical forspacecraft platforms. We reviewrecent progress on integrated pho-tonic circuits nasa, industry and academia are developing for: (1) sensors (2) analog rf applications(3) computing and free space communications.

TuE2.1 10:30 AM—11:15 AM(Tutorial)

Optical Imaging in ComplexBiological Media: A Tutorialsylvain gigan, Laboratoire KastlerBrossel, FranceBiological tissues are heterogeneousat the wavelength scale and scatterlight strongly. While conventionalmicroscopy techniques are limited tothe first few hundred microns, a newarsenal of techniques have beenderived, allowing to control multiply-scattered light, and opening the possibility to achieve deeper imaging.

TuE2.2 11:15 AM–11:30 AMAdaptive Optics for BrillouinMicro-Spectroscopyeitan edrei and giuliano scarcelli,University of Maryland, College Park,MD, USABrillouin spectroscopy is a powerfuloptical technique for non-contact viscoelastic characterizationsenabling three-dimensional mappingof biological samples. here we pres-ent an adaptive-optics configurationfor Brillouin spectroscopy providing2.5-fold enhancement in Brillouin signal strength and 1.4-fold improve-ment in axial resolution by correctingfor sample induced aberrations,

TuE2.3 11:30 AM–11:45 AM4π Microscopy Immune to Sample-Induced Dephasingalejandro diaz tormo, dmitrykhalenkow, andre g. skirtach, andnicolas le thomas, Ghent University,Ghent, Belgiumin 4π microscopy it is commonlyassumed that the point spread func-tion is unaffected by the sample, a bigassumption considering that cell studies have reported sample-induced phase changes of more thana wavelength. here we describe amethod that does away with thatassumption.


Grand Ballroom A Grand Ballroom B Grand Ballroom C Regency Ballroom A Regency Ballroom B10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession TuA2: modulation anddetectionSession Chair: Qian hu, Nokia BellLabs, Stuttgart, Germany

10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession TuB2: imaging sensorsSession Chair: tobias tiecke,facebook

10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession TuC2: Ultrafast lasersSession Chair: tBd

10:30 AM–11:45 AMSession TuD2: optical modulatorsSession Chair: Jens schmid,National Research Council Canada,Canada

10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession TuE2: imaging throughscattering and aberrating tissuesSession Chair: peter r. t. munro,University College London, England,UK

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TuF2.1 10:30 AM–10:45 AMEnergy Transport in LossyResonators by Optical AdmittanceMethodspyry kivisaari, mikko partanen, andJani oksanen, Aalto UniversitySchool of Science, Aalto, FinlandWe implement the quantized fluctua-tional electrodynamics in photonicresonators using optical admittancefunctions. the resulting wave-opticaltreatment of emission enhancementand photon recycling is coupled withdrift-diffusion simulations to performself-consistent modeling of opticaland electrical energy transport in thin-film heterostructure devices.

TuF2.2 10:45 AM–11:00 AMDigital Photonic Even Parity BitGeneratorf. k. law, m. rakib Uddin, nurmusyiirah masir, University TeknologiBrunei (UTB), Gadong, Brunei Darussalam, and Yong hyub Won,KAIST, Daejeon, South Koreathis paper presents the novel designof a digital photonic even parity bitgenerator based on a single micro-ring resonator device. time varyingsimulation at the data rate of 10 gbpshave been tested, resulting in clearoutput timing diagram of the parity bit.

TuF2.3 11:00 AM–11:15 AMBroader Analysis of Scatteringfrom a Subwavelength DielectricSpheres. Jamilan and e. semouchkina,Michigan Technological University,Houghton, MI, USAforward and backward scatteringfrom subwavelength dielectricspheres is analyzed in a broad frequency range with the focus on the impact of phase changes of reso-nance oscillations at magnetic andelectric mie resonances. the effectsof sphere permittivity on the specificsof scattering are discussed.

TuG2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Plasmonic Parametric Resonancealessandro salandrino, University ofKansas, Lawrence, KS, USAhere we review the concept of plas-monic parametric resonance (ppr):a novel way to amplify high-orderplasmonic modes with a uniform optical pump. ppr originates from atemporal permittivity modulation. thethreshold conditions for ppr andschemes of experimental realizationand detection are also discussed.

TuG2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AMPlasmonic Nanoarcs — TunablePlasmonic Elements for Non-Linear Optical Metamaterialskunyi Zhang and oded rabin, University of Maryland, College Park,MD, USAmetallic nanoarcs (bent nanorods) fillthe transition space between straightnanorod antenna and split-ring res-onators. their localized surface plas-mon resonances were systematicallyinvestigated. the coupling betweenplasmon modes in nanoarcs wasstrategically used to enhance opticalnon-linearity and chiroptical effects.

TuG2.3 11:15 AM–11:30 AMSurface Plasmon Polariton Modeson Coupled Square-Cylinder SilverNanowires on Silica Substratehsin-mao hsu and hung-chunchang, National Taiwan University,Taipei, TaiwanWaveguide modes on single and coupled square-cylinder silvernanowires placed on silica substrateare solved, including possible leakymodes, using an in-house developedimaginary-distance beam propagationmethod. the relation between themodes on the coupled structure andthe two corresponding singlenanowires is studied.

TuH2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Chip-Based Frequency Combsalexander gaeta, Columbia Univer-sity, New York, NY, USA

TuH2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AMUltra-Dense, CEO-StabilizedOptical Frequency Comb withProgrammable FSR Using SpectralSelf-Imagingmohamed seghilani, Xiao-Zhou li,reza maram, luis romero cortés,and José azaña, INRS-EMT, Univer-sity of Quebec, Montreal, Quebec,CanadaWe demonstrate a ceo-stabilizedoptical frequency comb with a pro-grammable sub-mhz fsr throughsuitable temporal phase modulationof a 250-mhz ofc. the method pre-serves the energy and the bandwidthof the input ofc.

TuH2.3 11:15 AM–11:45 AM (Invited)Vector-Field Nonlinear Microscopyof Nano-Objectsmartti kauranen, léo turquet, andgodofredo Bautista, Tampere Univer-sity of Technology, Tampere, FinlandWe review our recent results on theuse of cylindrical vector beams innonlinear microscopy. second-harmonic generation by focused radially and azimuthally-polarizedbeams is shown to have superiorsensitivity to the morphology ofnanoparticles and can enhance thecoupling of light to complex nano-objects.


Lake Anne A/B Lake Audubon Lake Thoreau10:30 AM—12:00 PMSession TuF2: modelling ofmicroresonator structuresSession Chair: misha sumetsky,Aston University, Birmingham, UK

10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession TuG2: plasmonicsSession Chair: thomas p. purdy,National Institute of Standards andTechnology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession TuH2: combs &nanophotonicsSession Chair: thomas sudmeyer,University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel,Switzerland

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TuA2.4 11:30 AM–12:00 PM (Invited)400 Gb/s Data Center Inter-connects: Coherent Detection vs.Direct Detectiondavid plant, McGill University /Ciena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

TuB2.4 11:30 AM–12:00 PM (Invited)Photon-Counting CMOS ImageSensoreric r. fossum, Darmouth University,Hanover, NH, USAsingle-photoelectron detection atroom temperature without the use ofavalanche multiplication has beenrecently demonstrated by a 1m pixelQuanta image sensor operating at upto 1000 fps. the technology will bedescribed and experimental resultspresented

TuC2.4 11:45 AM–12:00 PMLow Linewidth EnhancementFactor and High Optical FeedbackResistance of p-Doped SiliconBased Quantum Dot LasersJ. duan, h. huang, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France, d. Jung, J.norman, J. e. Bowers, University ofCalifornia Santa Barbara, Santa Bar-bara, CA, USA, and f. grillot, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, Franceand University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USAthis work shows that p-doped quantum dot lasers grown on siliconexhibit a low linewidth enhancementfactor and hence a high resistanceagainst optical feedback which arepromising for isolator-free transmis-sions in photonic integrated circuits.

TuD2.4 11:15 AM–11:45 AM (Invited)3D System-in-PackageTechnologiestekin tolga, Fraunhofer IZM Institute,Berlin, Germany

TuE2.4 11:45 AM–12:00 PMReciprocity in MeasuringMultimode Fiber Transmissionszu-Yu lee, Brett e. Bouma, HarvardMedical School and MassachusettsGeneral Hospital, Boston, MA, USAand Massachusetts Institute of Tech-nology, Cambridge, MA, USA, andmartin villiger, Harvard MedicalSchool and Massachusetts GeneralHospital, Boston, MA, USAcharacterizing the transmissionmatrix through multimode fibers without access to their distal endwould facilitate their use as miniatureendoscopes. here, we experimentallydemonstrate that reciprocity causesthe double-pass transmission matrixto be transpose symmetric and complicates the retrieval of the single-pass transmission.



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TuF2.4 11:15 AM–11:30 AMDynamical FDTD Method forCoupled Integrated Resonatorsanil aslan and serdar kocaman, Middle East Technical University,Ankara, Turkeyfinite difference time domainmethod (fdtd) has been extendedto include the dynamical tuning ofrefractive index changes in order todemonstrate pulse trapping behaviorwith double micro-ring resonators.With this extension, various resonatorstructures can be numerically com-pared for performance characteris-tics.

TuG2.4 11:30 AM–11:45 AMTitanium Nitride Surface PlasmonCoupling for Enhanced IQE inGaN:Eu Red Light Emittersioannis e. fragkos and nelsontansu, Lehigh University, Bethlehem,PA, USAtin is investigated as plasmonicmaterial to enhance the iQe of agan:eu red light-emitter. our findingsindicate that trough the tuning of thetin layer thickness and its distancefrom the gan:eu active-region,strong coupling to the surface-plasmons with high purcell factors is possible.

TuG2.5 11:45 AM–12:00 PMEfficient Optical Trapping ofNanoparticle via Plasmonic Bowtie NotchYi-chang lin and po-tsung lee,National Chiao Tung University,Hsinchu, TaiwanWe propose a metallic nanotweezernamed plasmonic bowtie notch,which can provide much strongertrapping force on a nanoparticle thanthat of a bowtie aperture. the mecha-nism for boosting trapping force isthoroughly investigated and its capa-bilities for trapped target selectingand sensing are explored.

TuH2.4 11:45 AM–12:00 PMTunable Quasi-Phase-Matching inIon Implanted Silicon Waveguidesn. s. Balakleyskiy, National ResearchUniversity of Electronic Technology,Moscow, Russia, and i. v. mel’nikov,Moscow Institute of Physics andTechnology (State University), Dolgoprudnyi, RussiaWe suggest cmos compatible integrated nonlinear device for widelytunable infrared generation as well as for effective phase modulation.device exploits electric-field-inducedquasi-phase-matching of ionimplanted silicon waveguide in suminducing up to 150 pm/v nonlinearityand phase modulation efficiency vnlof ~3 vcm.



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TuA3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Engineering Achievement Award –Advances in Radio over FiberTechnologies dalma novak, Pharad, USAit has been more than three decadessince the first publications proposingthe use of optical fiber feeder links to extend wireless coverage in radiosystems. this talk describes some of the subsequent developments inradio-over-fiber technologies andtheir application in next generationwireless systems, such as 5g.

TuA3.2 2:00 PM–2:30 PM (Invited)Aron Kressel Award – InterbandCascade Lasers: An Ongoing Journeyrui Q. Yang, University of Oklahoma,USAinterband cascade (ic) lasers (icls)take advantage of the broken-gapband alignment in type-ii inas/ga(in)sb quantum wells to reuse injectedelectrons in cascade stages for photon generation with high quantumefficiency based on interband transi-tions. in the years since they wereproposed in 1994, ic lasers havebeen developed into the most effi-cient semiconductor mid-infraredlaser sources in terms of low powerconsumption and have been operatedsuccessfully in the curiosity rover fordetection of ch4 on mars. they arenow commercially available for manyapplications such as chemical sens-ing and environmental monitoring.Yet, there are still many aspects thatneed to be explored and furtherdeveloped. in this talk, i will reviewthe basic features and current statusof ic lasers, and discuss their futureprospects with recent experimentalresults.

TuB3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Colloidal Quantum Dots forInfrared Detection and Emissionphilippe guyot-sionnest, University ofChicago, Chicago, IL, USAcolloidal quantum dots (cQds) are cheaply synthesized as inks.deposited as thin films, they are analternative to single crystals for solarcells, photodetectors and transistors.hg(te,se,s) cQds allow thermalimaging in the mid-infrared withdetectivity approaching single crystal insb at the same operationtemperature.

TuB3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMPolarization Sensitive PlasmonicPhotodetector Based on HgTeQuantum DotsBingqing Zhu, mengyu chen, Chinese University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong, China, stephen v. kershaw, andrey l. rogach, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong,China, ni Zhao, and hon ki tsang,Chinese University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong, Chinaa near-infrared plasmonic photo-detector based on colloidal hgtequantum dots is demonstrated. ametal nano-antenna is used to couplethe off-chip light into plasmonic wave-guide. the photoresponse is polariza-tion dependent because surfaceplasmon polaritons are excited onlyby transverse electric light.

TuC3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Low Threshold Current and High-Speed Operation of MembraneLasersshigehisa arai, nobuhiko nishiyama,and tomohiro amemiya, Tokyo Insti-tute of Technology, Tokyo, Japanmembrane distributed reflector (dr)laser exhibited a low threshold current (0.21 ma) and high modula-tion current efficiency factor of 12ghz/ma1/2. a 20 gbit/s direct modula-tion was obtained with the bias current of 1 ma, which correspondedto the energy cost of 93 fJ/bit.

TuC3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMSelective Area Growth in GenericIntegration for Extended RangeTunable Laser Sourcef. lemaître, eindhoven, The Netherlands & Palaiseau, France, s. latkowsky, Eindhoven Universityof Technology, Eindhoven, TheNetherlands, c. fortin, n. lagay, III-V Lab, Palaiseau, France, r.pajković, e. smalbrugge, EindhovenUniversity of Technology, Eindhoven,The Netherlands, J. decobert, III-VLab, Palaiseau, France, h. ambro-sius, and k. Williams, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven,The Netherlandsselective area growth is used for thefirst time in the tU/e generic integra-tion platform to modify independentlythe bandgap of active sections. a chipcombining 4 tunable lasers withshifted wavelength ranges has beenfabricated. a 96\,nm wide tuningrange is demonstrated.

TuD3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Tailoring the Nonlinear Gain ofChalcogenide Glass for Mid-infrared Applicationsmartin rochette, McGill University,Montreal, Quebec, Canada

TuD3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMAll-Chalcogenide Single-ModeCouplersmohsen rezaei and martin rochette,McGill University, Montreal, Quebec,CanadaWe demonstrate the fabrication of all-chalcogenide single-mode fibercouplers with a coupling extinctionratio of up to 35 dB. couplers aremade in two formats: wavelength-dependent and polarization beam-splitters with separation of theorthogonally polarized componentsup to 18 dB.

TuE3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Low Latency PON and RoF for 5GWireless Systemshwan seok chung, Electronics andTelecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Daejon, South KoreaWe review optical access technologycandidates for 5g wireless systemsrequiring low latency as well as hightransmission bandwidth. recent feasibility studies with next generationpon prototype and analog transmis-sion are discussed.

TuE3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMIntegrated Balanced MicrowavePhotonic Cancellereric c. Blow, prannay kaul, and paul r. prucnal, Princeton University,Princeton, NJ, USAWe demonstrate an integrated pho-tonic circuit capable of simultaneouswideband self-interference cancella-tion and rin suppression. this is thefirst integrated photonic canceller touse external modulation or balanceddetection. preliminary experimentalresults demonstrate 25 dB of cancel-lation over 20 mhz at various lte frequencies.


Grand Ballroom A Grand Ballroom B Grand Ballroom C Regency Ballroom A Regency Ballroom B1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession TuA3: award Winningphotonics science and technology ii Session Chair: c. menoni, Colorado State University, CO, USA

1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession TuB3: colloidal detectorsand sensorsSession Chair: ganeshBalakrishnan, University of NewMexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

1:30 PM–3:15 PMSession TuC3: novel lasersSession Chair: stefan Breuer,Technische Universitat Darmstadt,Berlin, Germany

1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession TuD3: chalcogenide andmicrostructured fibersSession Chair: Wladek forysiak

1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession TuE3: radio-over-fiber for 5g and novel devicesSession Chair: maurizio Burla, ETH

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TuF3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Nitride Single Photon Sourcest. Zhu, J. c. Jarmann, christopher X.ren, fengzai tang, University ofCambridge, Cambridge, UK, c. c.kocher, t. J. puchtler, Benjamin p. l.reid, t. Wang, University of Oxford,Oxford, UK, saroj k. patra, stefanschulz, University College Cork,Cork, Ireland, robert a. taylor, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, andr. a. oliver, University of Cambridge,Cambridge, UKnitride single photon emitters presentoutstanding opportunities, such asoperation at accessible temperatures.however, realizing quantum devicesin these under-developed and highlydefective materials is challenging. We have achieved a range of singlephoton emitting devices in non-polarnitrides which overcome some ofthese challenges.

TuF3.2 2:15 PM–2:30 PMElectrical Control of Middle-Wavelength Infrared ThermalEmission Using GaN/AlGaNPhotonic Crystalsdongyeon daniel kang, takuyainoue, takashi asano, and susumunoda, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanWe experimentally demonstrate narrowband (Q ~ 40) thermal emission in the middle-wavelengthinfrared region and its electrical control at a temperature of 500°cusing gan/algan multiple quantumwells and photonic crystals

TuG3.1 1:30 PM–1:45 PMImprovement of SidewallRoughness of Submicron SOIWaveguides by Hydrogen Plasmaand Annealingcyril Bellegarde, erwine pargon, University Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble,France and CEA, LETI, LTM, Greno-ble, France, corrado sciancalepore,University Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble,France and LETI, Grenoble, France,camille petit-etienne, UniversityGrenoble Alpes, Grenoble, Franceand CEA, LETI, LTM, Grenoble,France, vincent hugues, danielrobin-Brosse, Jean-michel hart-mann, and philippe lyan, UniversityGrenoble Alpes, Grenoble, Franceand LETI, Grenoble, FranceWe report the successful fabricationof ultra-low-loss submicrometric silicon-on-insulator strip waveguidesfor on-chiplinks. postetching hydro-gen annealing has been used tosmoothen the waveguide sidewalls.record-low propagation losses ofless than 0.5 dB/cm are measured at1310 nm for single-mode silicon stripwaveguide

TuG3.2 1:45 PM–2:00 PMDual-Mode Silicon PhotonicCrystal Nanocavity Modulator withIndium Oxide Gateerwen li, Qian gao, spencer liver-man, and alan X. Wang, OregonState University, Corvallis, OR, USAWe report an ultra-efficient indium-oxide gated silicon photonic crystalnanocavity modulator, which is basedon a dual-mode operation of reso-nance tuning and electro-absorption.With only 0.35 µm long electrode, we achieved a tuning efficiency of250 pm/v and a modulation strengthof 4 dB/v with 35% from electro-absorption.

TuH3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Mid-Infrared Upconversion –Trends and Applicationschristian pedersen, Denmark Technical University, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

TuH3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMUltrafast, High Power, HighRepetition Rate, SimultaneousGeneration of 1D and 2D AiryBeams and Their FrequencyDoubling Characteristicsraghwinder s. grewal, anirbanghosh, and g. k. samanta, PhysicalResearch Laboratory, Ahmedabad,IndiaWe report on simultaneous genera-tion of high power, 1d and 2d airybeam using a pair of concave andconvex cylindrical lenses in a novelexperimental scheme and studiedtheir frequency doubling characteris-tics.

TuI4.1 3:30 PM–4:15 PM (Plenary)Breaking Spectral andPerformance Barriers for DiodeLasers with Material Innovationmanijeh razeghi, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USAfrom humble beginnings, diode lasertechnology has evolved to become aninvaluable tool for many aspects ofour daily lives. diode lasers exhibit anumber of favorable properties whichhave led to their wide adoption,including compactness, robustness,and mass producibility.

TuI4.2 4:15 PM–5:00 PM (Plenary)Implantable, Insertable andWearable Micro-Optical Devices for Early Detection of Cancerchristopher h. contag, MichiganState University, MI, USAcurrent technologies for the detectionof cancer lack the sensitivity for earlydetection at times when therapywould be most effective, and cannotdetect minimal residual disease thatpersists after conventional therapies.therefore, it will be necessary todevelop image-guided approaches for multiplexed molecular characteri-zation of cancer and methods to visualize small numbers of cancer initiating cells.


Lake Anne A/B Lake Audubon Lake Thoreau Grand Ballroom D1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession TuF3: nitride materials and devicesSession Chair: Zetian mi

1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession TuG3: silicon photonicsSession Chair: robinjeet singh,University of Maryland and National Institute of Standards andTechnology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA

1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession TuH3: imaging &microscopySession Chair: martti kauranen,Tampere University of Technology,Tampere, Finland

3:30 PM–5:00 PMSession TuI4: plenary iSession Chair: amr helmy,University of toronto, toronto,canada

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TuA3.3 2:30 PM–3:00 PM (Invited)Cells, Tissues, and Biomaterials:Seeing Them AllYu shrike Zhang, Bringham &Women’s Medical Center, HarvardMedical School, USAthis talk will discuss some of ourefforts in the past decade regardingdevelopment and optimization of various optical imaging strategies that have allowed us to visualize thestructures and functions of engi-neered tissues and tissue models in a non-invasive manner at high precision.

TuB3.3 2:15 PM–2:30 PMDetection of Copper & MercuryIons Using LSPR Based U-BentFiber Optic Sensoranjali khatri and soumyo mukherji,Indian Institute of Technology Bom-bay, Mumbai, Indialocalized surface plasmon resonance(lspr) based fiber optic sensorprobe immobilized with chitosan wasfabricated to detect metal ions. thepreliminary studies show the limit ofdetection of 100nm for both, copperand mercury ions. excellent sensorfunctionality was also obtained in lake water.

TuB3.4 2:30 PM–2:45 PMDesign of Resonant OpticalCavities for Ultrasound DetectionUsing Rigorous ElectromagneticModellingdylan m. marques, James a.guggenheim, rehman ansari,edward Zhang, paul c. Beard, andpeter r. t. munro, University CollegeLondon, London, UKdetection of very weak ultrasoundwaves with a fabry-perot interferom-eter has enabled a new range of biomedical applications such as photoacoustic imaging. We propose a realistic model of the optical read-out of this device valid for arbitraryfocussed readout beams and opticalfibre based detection.

TuB3.5 2:45 PM–3:00 PMSimultaneous Measurement ofMultiple Fiber Bragg GratingSensors Using MicrowavePhotonicsmaria i. comanici, parisa moslemi,lawrence r. chen, McGill University,Montreal, Quebec, Canada, andJingjing hu, Dalian University ofTechnology, Dalian City, ChinaWe demonstrate simultaneous inter-rogation of multiple fiber Bragg grat-ing temperature sensors based onchirped microwave pulse generationusing an arrayed waveguide gratingsagnac interferometer. results showthat the system provides a resolutionof 16.3 ps/°c with an error of +/- 1 °c

TuC3.3 2:15 PM–2:45 PM (Invited)Recent Progress on InterbandCascade Laser ResearchJerry meyer, Naval Research Labora-tory, Washington, DC, USA

TuC3.4 2:45 PM–3:00 PMDesign of Chirped Gratings UsingInterferometric Lithographysteve Benoit, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA,and s. r. J. Brueck, University ofNew Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USAinterferometric lithography withcurved wavefronts can produce grating with longitudinal or transversechirp. the chirp is investigated for arange of interferometric configura-tions and experimental techniques forproducing chirped gratings are pre-sented. applications discussedinclude design of widely tunablesemiconductor lasers.

TuC3.5 3:00 PM–3:15 PMDirect Measurement of DirectionalEmission from Monolayer WS2Laser with HeterostructurePhotonic Crystal CavitiesXiaochen ge, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA, momchil minkov, shanhui fan, Stanford University, Stanford, CA,USA, Xiuling li, University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL,USA, and Weidong Zhou, Universityof Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX,USAmonolayer Ws2 shows highly direc-tional emission when transferred ontoheterostructure photonic crystal cavi-ties based on the band edge modeabove the light cone.

TuD3.3 2:15 PM–2:30 PMChalcogenide Fabry-Perot FiberTunable Filterkaixuan Zhang, McGill University,Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal,Quebec, Canada, Yves-alain peter,Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal,Quebec, Canada, and martinrochette, McGill University, Montreal,Quebec, CanadaWe present an all-fiber fabry-perotfilter that consists of chalcogenidefibers terminated with high reflectivitycoatings. the tunable filter has largefree spectrum range over 300 nm anda finesse of 15.

TuD3.4 2:30 PM–3:00 PM (Invited)From Third Harmonic to TripletGeneration in MicrostructuredFibersn. Y. Joly, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany and Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen, Germany,J. hammer, Max-Planck Institute forthe Science of Light, Erlangen, Germany and University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, R. Pennetta, A. Cavanna, X. Jiang,M. H. Frosz, Max-Planck Institute forthe Science of Light, Erlangen, Germany, and m. v. chekhova, Max-Planck Institute for the Scienceof Light, Erlangen, Germany and University of Erlangen-NurembergmErlangen, Germany and MoscowState University, Moscow, Russiadirect observation of third-orderspontaneous down conversion, wherethree low energy photons are gener-ated from a single one, remains achallenging task. We report here ondifferent strategies based on engi-neered optical fibers. these includegas-filled hollow-core photonic crystalfibers, hybrid- and tapered fibers.

TuE3.3 2:15 PM–2:30 PMTHz Photonic Transmitters withType-II Hybrid Absorber UTC-PDsand Dual-Ridged Horn Antennasfor High-Power and ExtremelyWide Fractional BandwidthPerformancesJhih-min Wun, National Central University Taoyuan, Taiwan, nan-Weichen, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan,Taiwan, and Jin-Wei shi, NationalCentral University, Taoyuan, TaiwanWaveguide-coupled thz photonictransmitters, which have novel designof dual-ridged horn antenna and ultra-fast photodiodes, demonstrateextremely wide 3-dB fractional o-ebandwidth (100%; 0.1-0.3 thz). areasonable power (31.6 µW; 0.24 thz) can be detected in the receiving-end through wireless transmission.

TuE3.4 2:30 PM–3:00 PM (Invited)Seamless Waveform TransportTechnology in 5 G and IoT Eraatsushi kanno, National Institute ofInformation and CommunicationsTechnology, Tokyo, JapanWe introduce and demonstrate millimeter-wave radiocommunicationtechnology based on radio over fibernetwork for automotive and trainapplications. high-capacity and lowlatency radio over fiber system willprovide the millimeter-wave signaldelivery to the remote site directly.



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TuF3.3 2:30 PM–2:45 PMInvestigation of Band AnticrossingParameters for Dilute-Anion III-Nitride AlloysJustin c. goodrich, damir Borovac,Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA,USA, chee-keong tan, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA, and nelson tansu, Lehigh University,Bethlehem, PA, USABand anticrossing parameters ofdilute-anion iii-nitride alloys are calculated for ganas and ganpmaterial systems. incorporation ofsmall amount of the dilute-anion in iii-nitride allows for a wide tunabilityof the band gap and electronic prop-erties of the resultant alloys.

TuF3.4 2:45 PM–3:00 PMHigh Temperature Photo-luminsence of InGaN-Based MQWson Patterned Sapphire Substratesabbas sabbar, syam madhusood-hanan, sattar al-kabi, University ofArkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA,Binzhong dong, Jiangbo Wang, HCSemiTek (Suzhou), Jiangsu, China,stanley atcitty, robert kaplar, SandiaNational Laboratories, Albuquerque,NM, USA, h. alan mantooth, shui-Qing Yu, and Zhong chen, Universityof Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USAtemperature and power dependentphotoluminescence (pl) measure-ments from ingan/gan mQWs hasbeen studied from 77 to 800 k toextract the pl efficiency. the laserpowers at maximum quantum effi-ciency in a wide range of tempera-tures are calculated.

TuG3.3 2:00 PM–2:15 PMCoherent-Perfect-Absorption-Based DPSk Demodulator forSilicon Photonicsasif ahmed, hao Yang, Jacob m.rothenberg, Columbia University,New York, NY, USA, Brian souhan,United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, USA, Zhao Wang, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, nathanc. abrams, Columbia University, NewYork, NY, USA, kirk a. ingold, UnitedStates Military Academy, West Point,NY, USA, christopher c. evans, Joelm. hensley, Physical Sciences Inc.,Andover, MA, USA, keren Bergman,Columbia University, New York, NY,USA, richard r. grote, University ofPennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA,andrew p. knights, McMaster Univer-sity, Ontario, Canada, Jerry i. dadap,and richard m. osgood, Jr., Colum-bia University, New York, NY, USAWe demonstrate a fully integrated 10 gbps novel si dpsk demodulatorusing coherent perfect absorption.our device incorporates a silicon ringresonator, two bus waveguide inputs,monolithically integrated detectors,and operates passively at telecom-munication wavelengths, and fitswithin a mm-scale footprint.

TuG3.4 2:15 PM–2:30 PMIntensity and Spatial Dependenceof Saturation Effects in ResonantThird Harmonic Generation fromAmorphous Silicon NanodiskArrayskeshav kumar Jha, rabindra Biswas,lal krishna a s, Jayanta deka, srutimenon, and varun raghunathan,Indian Institute of Science, Banga-lore, Indiathird harmonic generationmicroscopy of hexagonal arrays ofamorphous silicon nanodisks withresonance at fundamental wave-length is presented. the onset andprogression of intensity and spatiallydependent saturation effects is clearlyobserved through the contrast rever-sal of third harmonic generation signal generated at the nanodisks.

TuG3.5 2:30 PM–2:45 PMHybrid Numerical-AnalyticalEffective Index Method forDesigning Large Geometry RidgeWaveguidespriyanka roy, pallabi das, and siddharth tallur, IIT Bombay, Mum-bai, IndiaWe present a design methodology forobtaining single-mode ridge wave-guides with geometries larger thanthe wavelength of guided light. ahybrid numerical-analytical approachis proposed, that shows good agree-ment with fdtd simulations, as com-pared to more conventional effectiveindex method based analyses.

TuG3.6 2:45 PM–3:00 PMModeling and Analysis of SOIGrating Coupler for Bio-SensingApplicationsVenkatesha M, Vismaya K R,Prashanth A U, Meda Vyshnavi V,and narayan k, Sai Vidya Institute ofTechnology, Bangalore, Indiathis work presents, analysis of soioptical grating structure operating at1310 nm wavelength. power couplinganalysis between optical source andgrating structure is done. the maxi-mum power coupling efficiency of55.2% is achieved for 500 nm gratingpitch having 50% duty cycly on 220nm si-layer.

TuH3.3 2:15 PM–2:45 PM (Invited)Coherent Vibrational Spectroscopyin the Single Molecule Limiteric o. potma, University of Califor-nia, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USAWe discuss the latest developmentsin advancing the use of nonlinearoptical spectroscopy for the purposeof studying vibrational dynamics ofsingle molecules. in particular, wefocus on surface-enhanced coherentraman scattering measurements inthe single molecule limit.

TuH3.4 2:45 PM–3:00 PMGeneration of High Power, Ultra-fast Asymmetric Vortices withBroad Orbital Angular MomentumSpectruma srinivasa rao, sabir Ul alam, anirban ghosh, pravin vaity, and g. k. samanta, Physical ResearchLaboratory, Ahmedabad, IndiaWe report on controlled transition of pure to mixed orbital angularmomentum (oam) modes of differentweightages by incorporating asym-metry in optical vortices. We alsostudied the effect of mixed oammodes in nonlinear process.


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WA1.1 8:30 AM–8:45 AM3-Gbps Free Space Optical LinkBased on Integrated IndiumPhosphide Transmitterhongwei Zhao, sergio pinna, Bowensong, ludovico megalini, simonetommaso Šuran Brunelli, larry coldren, and Jonathan klamkin, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USAa free space optical link was demon-strated with an integrated indiumphosphide transmitter, tunable from1521 nm to 1565 nm. error-free oper-ation was achieved at 3 gbps for anequivalent link length of 180 m (up to300 m with forward error correction).

WA1.2 8:45 AM–9:00 AMDual-Color Micro-LED Transmitterfor Visible Light CommunicationJ. f. c. carreira, e. Xie, J. J. d. mckendry, B. J. e. guilhabert, i. m.Watson, e. gu, m. d. dawson, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow,UK, r. Bian, and h. haas, Universityof Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKWe report the integration of bluemicro-led onto the substrate ofgreen micro-led, by transfer printing.this dual-color device fabrication and performance as a visible lightcommunication transmitter is demon-strated.

WA1.3 9:00 AM–9:15 AMUnderstanding LiFi Effect on LEDLight Qualityevangelos pikasis and Wasiu o.popoola, University of Edinburgh,Edinburgh, UKa framework for investigating theeffects of different lifi modulationtechniques on the emitted light qualityof an leds is presented. it is a valu-able tool for designing lifi systemsthat are compliant with lighting anddata communication requirements.

WA1.4 9:15 AM–9:30 AMExperimental Demonstration ofUser Allocation in a SubcarrierMultiplexing-Based Multiuser LiFi Systemmounir mohammedi merah, lucchassagne, and hongyu guan, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin,Velizy, FranceWe want to allocate the users to theoptimal subcarriers in visible lightcommunication. allocation algorithmsadapted from fiber-optic and imple-mented in an experimental setupattain a deviation from the bit rate tar-get inferior to 5 percent for 11 users.

WB1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Optical Integration: The Path toTerabit TransceiversJohn e. Bowers, University of Califor-nia Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara,CA, USA

WB1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AMCompact and High-Speed GeFranz-keldysh I/Q Modulator Usedwith kramers-kronig ReceiverYeyu tong, Qiulin Zhang, Xinru Wu,Chinese University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong, China, chi-Wai chow,National Chiao Tung University,Hsinchu, Taiwan, chester shu, andhon ki tsang, Chinese University ofHong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaWe propose a compact and high-speed i/Q modulator based on twogermanium-on-silicon franz-keldyshelectro-absorption modulators. Wedemonstrate a 4-Qam signal trans-mission and reconstruct the complexsignal in a kramers- kronig receiverfor future datacenter interconnectapplications.

WB1.3 9:15 AM–9:30 AM40-Gbit/s 850-nm VCSEL-BasedFull-CMOS Optical Link withPower-Data Rate Adaptivitymahdi khafaji, laszlo szilagyi, Jan pliva, ronny henker, and frank ellinger, Technische UniversitätDresden, Dresden, Germanyan optical link with directly modulatedvcsel is reported operating at 40gbit/s with 3.4 pJ/bit. the frontendsare implemented in highly-scaledcmos technologies. measured sensitivity is –1.9 dBm oma. at lowerdata rates, the bandwidths of the circuits can be decreased adaptivelyresulting 2.7 pJ/bit at 20 gbit/s.

WB1.4 9:30 AM–10:00 AM (Invited)Monolithic Silicon PhotonicTransceiverschi Xiong, IBM, NY, USA

WC1.1 8:30 AM–8:45 AMMeasuring Thermal AcousticRadiation with an OptomechanicalAntennarobinjeet singh and thomas p.purdy, National Institute of Standardsand Technology, Gaithersburg, MD,USAWe optically probe the silicon nitridemembrane nanomechanical resonator modes that are stronglycoupled to acoustic radiation in thesubstrate. We use this optomechani-cal system for temperature metrologyby detecting the ballistic transport ofthermal excitation from a remotebath.

WC1.2 8:45 AM–9:00 AMPhysical Stability Analysis forOptical MEMS Phase ShiftersYiğit Özer and serdar kocaman, Middle East Technical University,Ankara, Turkeystability and switching performanceof light force driven opto-mechanicalphase shifters are examined and aformula determining the stability con-dition has been proposed for variousstructures. the analysis showed thatcantilever beams are inadequate togenerate 180° phase difference.

WC1.3 9:00 AM–9:30 AM (Invited)Single Crystalline AluminumNitride for Visible NonlinearPhotonicshong tang and alexander Bruch,Yale University, New Haven, CT, USAaluminum nitride (aln) is a uniquenonlinear photonic material, simulta-neously possessing cubic and quad-ratic nonlinearities as well as a broadtransparency window down to 200nm. in this talk i will introduce non-linear photonic circuits based on single crystalline aln, highlightingdevices that establish a new record in second harmonic generation andsecond-harmonic assisted visible frequency combs. further, i willdemonstrate the use of epitaxial alnphotonic waveguides for supercon-tinuum generation in the ultravioletregime.

WC1.4 9:30 AM–10:00 AM (Invited)Engineering Both Far-Field andNear-Field Thermal Radiation withMetamaterials liping Wang, Arizona State University, USAour recent work in tailoring thermalemission and absorption with selective metamterials for energy harvesting and radiative cooling willbe presented. Besides, our recentprogresses in near-field radiative heat transfer engineered with meta-materials across nanometer vacuumgaps will be outlined.

WD1.1 8:30 AM–9:30 AM (Tutorial)Novel Material Approach toAdvanced Optical Fibers and Fiber LasersJohn Ballato, Clemson University,Clemson, SC, USAthis tutorial provides a road-map forthe development of simple core/cladoptical fibers whose enhanced per-formance – in particular, markedreductions in optical nonlinearities –is achieved materially and notthrough the more conventional present routes of geometrically complex fiber design.

WD1.2 9:30 AM–10:00 AM (Invited)Recent Advances in AntiresonantFibre Technologyfrancesco poletti, SouthhamptonUniversity, Southampton, UK

WE1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)On-Chip Optical Frequency Comb Generation for RF PhotonicApplicationsXiaoxiao Xue, Xiaoping Zheng,Tsinghua University, Beijing, China,and andrew m. Weiner, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USAWe review several key problems inmicroresonator frequency comb gen-eration for rf photonic applications,including comb intensity noise andpower conversion efficiency, andshow some preliminary demonstra-tions based on mode-locked and low-noise kerr combs including programmable complex-tap signalprocessing and true-time-delaybeamforming.

WE1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AMThe Effects of Intracavity PhaseModulation and Extracavity OpticalFiltering on Amplitude Noise ofMode-Locked Pulse Trainssarper ozharar, Bahçeşehir Univer-sity, Istanbul, Turkey, and ibrahimozdur, Abdullah Gul University, Kayseri, Turkeyintracavity active phase modulation atthe cavity fundamental frequency wasused to improve the stability of themode-locked optical spectrum and to reduce the amplitude noise of thepulse train by 40% in an actively harmonically mode-locked semicon-ductor ring laser at 10 ghz.

WE1.3 9:15 AM–9:30 AMOptically Controlled MicrowaveAttenuator Based on InP/InGaAsPhotovaractorJizhao Zang, Jesse morgan, andreasBeling, and Joe c. campbell, Univer-sity of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA,USAWe report an optically controlled vari-able microwave attenuator based onzero-biased photovaractor. in the fre-quency range of 5 ghz to 55 ghz, anattenuation dynamic range up to 40dB and phase variation <10 degreeare achieved, respectively.

WE1.4 9:30 AM–9:45 AMkerr Combs for Single-Span Long-Haul Analog Optical Linksmohammed s. alshaykh, Yi Xuan,daniel e. leaird, Purdue University,West Lafayette, IN, USA, Jason d.mckinney, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA,minghao Qi, and andrew m. Weiner,Purdue University, West Lafayette,IN, USAWe utilize a single soliton generatedin a sin microring resonator for stim-ulated Brillouin scattering mitigation in a 50 km link. a 9.1 dB increase inthreshold power relative to the cWcase is obtained. potential improve-ments of the results using dark pulsesare discussed.

technical program Wednesday, 3 october 2018

Grand Ballroom A Grand Ballroom B Grand Ballroom C Regency Ballroom A Regency Ballroom B8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession WA1: free-space opticalcommunicationsSession Chair: ivan B. djordjevic,University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,USA

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession WB1: optical transcievertechnologySession Chair: Judson ryckman,Clemson University, Clemson, SC,USA

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession WC1: thermal photonicsand optomechanicsSession Chair: mo li, University ofMinnestoa, Minneapolis, MN, USA

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession WD1: new fiber designs &oft tutorialSession Chair: michael Brodsky, USArmy Research Laboratory, MD, USA

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession WE1: microwave photonicsdevices and comb generationsSession Chair: William loh,Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, Cambridge, MA, USA

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WF1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Optical Interconnect Architecturesfor Data Centerspawel Wiatr, di Yuan, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, lena Wosinska, and Jiajia chen,KTH Royal Institute of Technology,Stockholm, Swedenthe talk will highlight the challengesfaced by the current datacenter net-works, where using photonic technol-ogy offers a numbers of obviousadvantages. some existing opticalintra-datacenter network architectureswill be presented along with newideas allowing for reduction of energyconsumption and required spectrumresources.

WF1.2 9:00 AM–9:30 AM (Invited)Novel Optical Fibers for FutureData Centers Optical Interconnectsming-Jun li, Corning Research andDevelopment, Corning, NY, USAthis paper presents novel opticalfibers for data center optical inter-connects, including wideband mmffor sWdm, long wavelength mmf for reducing chromatic dispersion, universal fiber for both single andmultimode transmission, single modefibers for short wavelength vcsels,and multicore and few-mode fiber forsdm.

WG1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Monolithic Integration of III/V-Based Functionalities to CMOS-Based Si-micro- andnanoelectronicsWolfgang stolz, Philipps University,Marburg, Germany and NAsP III/VGmbH, Marburg, Germanythe monolithic integration of iii/v-semiconductor materials and hetero-structures on cmos-compatible(001) si-substrate is gaining increas-ing interest for the realization of integrated circuits with novel opto-electronic or photonic functionalities.the unique approach integrating thelattice-matched ga(nasp)-basedlaser stacks for si-photonics applica-tions will be presented and discussed.

WG1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AMFar-Infrared Emission from anElectrically-InjectedSemiconductor DeviceJunchi lu, Notre Dame University,Notre Dame, IN, USA, leland nordin,University of Texas at Austin, Austin,TX, USA, owen dominguez, linacao, Jingshan Wang, patrick fay,University of Notre Dame, NotreDame, IN, USA, daniel Wasserman,University of Texas at Austin, Austin,TX, USA, and anthony hoffman,Notre Dame University, Notre Dame,IN, USAWe demonstrate an electrically-injected device that emits in the reststrahlen band of gaas. thedevice comprises a superlatticedesigned to generate longitudinaloptical (lo) phonons and a gratingwith a mode at the energy of thephonons. emission, peaking at thelo phonon, is observed.

WG1.3 9:15 AM–9:30 AMAdvanced Light Management inPhotovoltaics Using DielectricNano-Resonator Arraysdongheon ha, National Institute ofStandards and Technology, Gaithers-burg, MD, USA and University ofMaryland, College Park, MD, USA,and nikolai B. Zhitenev, NationalInstitute of Standards and Technol-ogy, Gaithersburg, MD, USAWe describe advanced light manage-ment technique using a variety ofdielectric nano-resonator arrays. substantial enhancement of opto-electronic properties with dielectricnano-resonator arrays is demon-strated for various photovoltaic materials including si and gaas,potentially surpassing a conventionalthin-film-based antireflection technol-ogy based on complicated, costly fabrication processes.

WG1.4 9:30 AM–9:45 AMInterplay of Strain Compensationand Relaxation in High-Performance InGaAs QuantumWell LasersWei sun, Lehigh University, Bethle-hem, PA, USA, honghyuk kim, lukeJ. mawst, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA, andnelson tansu, Lehigh University,Bethlehem, PA, USAthe effect of gaasp barriers ondiminishing the strain relaxation isstudied quantitatively via reciprocalspace mapping and micro-photolumi-nescence for the ingaas/gaasmQWs at near-critical thickness. ourstudy provides insights into how toachieve better strain compensationeffect in iii-v based QWs lasers.

WH1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Lasers as the Future Means ofFree-Space Communicationshossin abdeldayem, NASA GoddardSpace Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD,USAthe lunar laser communicationdemonstration (llcd) in 2013 wasnasa’s first attempt to demonstratelaser communication from a lunarorbiting spacecraft to an earth-basedground receiver. this paper presentsan overview of the laser communi-cation as the future means of com-munication and possible future applications.

WH1.2 9:0 AM–9:30 AM (Invited)Space Laser Instruments andSystemsmichael krainak, NASA GoddardSpace Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD,USAnasa continues to develop space-based laser instruments and systemsfor science and exploration. We givea brief overview of laser technologyon the ice, cloud & land elevationsatellite-2 advanced topographiclaser altimeter system (icesat-2/atlas), the laser communicationrelay demonstration (lcrd) and the global ecosystem dynamicsinvestigation (gedi). We discusslaser technology for the upcominglaser interferometer space antenna(lisa) mission, a proposed earthmesospheric temperature lidar, arobotic servicing laser imager, plansfor space-based optical communica-tions and more.


Lake Anne A/B Lake Audubon Lake Thoreau8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession WF1: next-generationdata centersSession Chair: ioannis roudas,Montana State University-Bozeman,Bozeman, MT, USA

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession WG1: iii-v materials anddevicesSession Chair: kei may lau, HongKong University of Science and Tech-nology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong

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WA1.5 9:30 AM–9:45 AM0.5-Gb/s OFDM-Based Laser Dataand Power Transfer Using a GaAsPhotovoltaic CellJohn fakidis, stefan videv, Universityof Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, henning helmers, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems,Freiburg, Germany, and Harald Haas,University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh,UKin this work, laser-power convertersare shown, for the first time, to becapable of high-speed data communi-cation. Bit-and-power-loaded orthogo-nal frequency-division multiplexing isapplied to ensure the optimal use ofthe communication bandwidth.record data rates are reported foroptical wireless information andpower transfer.

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WG1.5 9:45 AM–10:00 AMAPD Performance Enhancement:Minigap Engineering in DigitalAlloyssheikh Z. ahmed, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA,Yaohua tan, University of Virginia,Charlottesville, VA, USA and Synop-sys, CA, USA, Jiyuan Zheng, Joe c.campbell, and avik W. ghosh, University of Virginia, Charlottesville,VA, USAdigital alloy apds have recentlydemonstrated superiorperformance.this superiority is attributed to thepresenceof minigaps in digital alloys.We study the minigaps in differentdigital alloys and their possible impacton apd performance.



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WA2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Recent Technologies on MulticoreEDFAryuichi sugizaki, koichi maeda,shigehiro takasaka, and masayoshitsukamoto, Furukawa Electric Co.,Ltd., Chiba, Japanmulticore amplifier realizing ultra-highdensity transmission is summarized.integration of components is the oneof the key for increasing capacity ofedfa. reduction of power consump-tion by cladding pumping scheme isintroduced.

WA2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AMTemporal Noise Mitigation in aTalbot Amplifierreza maram, INRS-EMT, Universityof Quebec, Montreal, Quebec,Canada and McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada,mohamed seghilani, Jinwoo Jeon,Xiao-Zhou li, luis romero cortés,INRS-EMT, University of Quebec,Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Jamesvan howe, INRS-EMT, University ofQuebec, Montreal, Quebec, Canadaand Augustana College, Rock Island,IL, USA, and José azaña, INRS-EMT,University of Quebec, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaWe analyze the temporal noise mitigation performance of a talbotamplifier, employing an electro-opticphase modulator and a dispersivemedium. in particular, we obtaintransfer-functions of intensity-fluctua-tions and timing-jitter for the amplifier,showing a significant noise reductionabove a cutoff-frequency and at periodic resonant frequencies.

WA2.3 11:15 AM–11:30 AMIn-Band Non-Invasive Multiplexingof Data Signals through ReversibleLinear Spectral Compressionluis romero cortes, reza maram,and José azaña, INRS-EMT, Univer-sity of Quebec, Montreal, Quebec,CanadaWe propose and experimentallydemonstrate an in-band wavelength-division multiplexing strategy basedon a linear method for reversiblespectral compression of data signals,that liberates bandwidth (over 60% ofthe original signal bandwidth in thereported experiments) with no information loss.

WB2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Low Loss Fiber to Chip Packaging Jaime cardenas, University ofRochester, Rochester, NY, USAWe present a novel approach of fiber to chip packaging using fusionsplicing. as proof-of-concept, weshow 2.5dB loss for a permanentlyattached fiber to a silicon nitride photonic chip.

WB2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AMLow-Loss Wafer-Scale SiliconPhotonic Interposer UtilizingInverse-Taper CouplerYichi Zhang, kuanping shang, YuZhang, and s. J. Ben Yoo, Universityof California, Davis, Davis, CA, USAthis paper experimentally demon-strates a low loss inter-chip couplerwith coupling loss below 1dB utilizinginverse-taper coupling from a waferscale silicon photonic interposer,designed to distribute laser emissionto 100 photonic integrated circuit dies(pics) with equal power and phase.

WB2.3 11:15 AM–11:45 AM (Invited)Group IV Compounds Modulatorsand Mid Index Waveguides forEnhanced CMOS Photonicsfrederic gardes, thalia d. Bucio,lorenzo mastronardi, mehdi Banakar,alexandre Bazin, ali khokhar, cosimolacava, periklis petropoulos, Univer-sity of Southampton, Southampton,UK, callum littlejohns, NanyangTechnological University, Singapore,and kapil debnath, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, IndiaWe demonstrate cmos compatiblephotonic components such as highspeed ge/sige electro-absorptionmodulators and a flexible Beol sinwaveguide platform for applicationssuch as temperature insensitivecWdm and all optical signal process-ing through enhanced non-linearcharacteristics.

WD2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Electronically Controlled All-FiberGraphene Devicesdong-il Yeom, Ajou University,Suwon, South Koreaan electrically tunable highly efficientall-fiber graphene device was demon-strated based on strongly enhancedgraphene-evanescent wave interac-tion. the device exhibits non-reso-nant large optical transition change of20 dB through the fermi-level controlin a graphene layer by applied electri-cal signal of less than 3v.

WD2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AMNear-Infrared Optical ImageTransport through an All-SolidTellurite Transversely DisorderedOptical Fibertong hoang tuan, shunei kuroyanagi, takenobu suzuki, and Yasutakeohishi, Toyota Technological Institute,Nagoya, Japanthe transport of near-infrared opticalimages was demonstrated by using a 10-cm long all-solid tellurite trans-versely disordered optical fiber for thefirst time. the fiber was fabricatedsuccessfully using our developed tellurite glasses. it can be a promisingcandidate for biomedical ir imagingapplications.

WD2.3 11:15 AM–11:30 AMInvestigations on FM-to-AMModulation Compensation UsingAll-Fibered Multi-WavelengthTunable Filtermengqiu fan, Xiaocheng tian,Zhaoyu Zong, dandan Zhou, na Zhu,and dangpeng Xu, China Academy ofEngineering Physic, Sichuan, Chinaan all-fibered multi-wavelength tunable filter which is based on polar-ization interference technology tocompensate the frequency modula-tion to amplitude modulation (fm-to-am) conversion in laser driver facilityis investigated and demonstrated. inthe demonstrated compensationexperiment, fm-to-am index α isreduced from 16.78% to 3.12%.

WE2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Microwave Photonics in theIndustryedward i. ackerman, Photonic Systems, Inc., Billerica, MA, USA

WE2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AMHigh-Power Flip-Chip BondedModified Uni-Traveling CarrierPhotodiodes with –2.6 dBm RFOutput Power at 160 GHzJesse s. morgan, keye sun, Qing-long li, University of Virginia, Char-lottesville, VA, USA, steven estrella,maddy Woodson, kenneth hay, milanmashanovitch, Freedom PhotonicsLLC, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, andandreas Beling, University of Virginia,Charlottesville, VA, USAWe report back-illuminated ingaasp/inp charge-compensated modifieduni-travelling carrier photodiodes with 0.2 a/W responsivity. rf outputpower performance of pds rangingfrom 4 to 11-µm diameters is meas-ured out to 165 ghz, achieving –2.6dBm at 160 ghz (9-µm) and 3-dBbandwidth reaching 120 ghz (4-µm).

WE2.3 11:15 AM–11:30 AMVolterra Modeling of WidebandBehavior of MZM and PhotodiodeIMD2caitlin r. s. Williams, Hastings College, Hastings, NE, USA, mered-ith n. hutchinson, Naval ResearchLab, Washington, DC, USA, tegan e.Wilson, Carleton College, Northfield,MN, USA, and Jonathan m. nichols,Naval Research Lab, Washington,DC, USAa model that describes photodiode(pd) 2nd-order intermodulation dis-tortion (imd2) interaction with modu-lator imd2 is expanded. We modelthe qualitative behavior of the pdphase/amplitude imd2 via volterraseries and experimentally verify withwideband system analysis.


Grand Ballroom A Grand Ballroom B Grand Ballroom C Regency Ballroom A Regency Ballroom B10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession WA2: optical amplificationand processingSession Chair: david caplan, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington,MA, USA

10:30 AM–11:45 AMSession WB2: novel packaging and Waveguide technologySession Chair: Jonathan doylend,Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA,USA

10:30 AM–12:00 PMSessioln WD2: novel applicationsSession Chair: nicolas Y. Joly, Max-Planck Institute for the Scienceof Light, Erlangen, Germany

10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession WE2: transmitter/receiverfor microwave photonics applicationsSession Chair: meredith hutchinson,Naval Research Lab., Washington,DC, USA

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WF2.1 10:30 AM–11:30 AM (Tutorial)Probabilistic ConstellationShaping: key Enabler forMaximizing Transmission Capacityand Reachsethumadhavan chandrasekhar,Nokia Bell Labs

WG2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)Optics of Materials with Dirac andWeyl Fermionsalexey Belyanin, Texas A&M Univer-sity, College Station, TX, USAmaterials with massless dirac andWeyl fermions have fascinating opti-cal properties which can be utilized in future optoelectronic devices. i willdiscuss several examples includingplasmons and polaritons indirac/Weyl semimetals and nonlinearoptical response of graphene andtopological insulators.

WG2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AMInfluence of Finite Grating Size on Guided Mode ResonanceTransmission Filtersmartin scherr, michael Barrow, andJamie phillips, University of Michigan,Ann Arbor, MI, USAguided-mode resonance filters offereffective narrowband transmission filters. finite gratings degrade theBloch wave character of the guidedmode and fano resonance responsi-ble for transmission. asymmetriczero-contrast gratings are studiedand two mitigation techniques areproposed: reflectors surrounding grat-ings, and geometries with increasedguided-mode coupling.

WG2.3 11:15 AM–11:30 AMNonvolatile Tunable IntegratedMid-Infrared GST-SiC MetasurfacesXi Wu, tianren fan, taylor g. allen,sajjad abdollahramezani, ali a.eftekhar, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, matteo Bosi, IMEM-CNR Institute,Parma, Italy, Joseph W. perry, and ali adibi, Georgia Institute of Technol-ogy, Atlanta, GA, USAWe demonstrate an integrated mid-infrared 3c-sic metasurface with relatively sharp transmission peaksassociated with phonon-mediatedmagnetic polariton resonance. Wefurther show the possibility of devel-oping reconfigurable metasurfacesusing such architectures by integrat-ing a thin layer of phase-changematerial, ge2sb2te5, on top of thesic layer.

WH2.1 10:30 AM–11:00 AM (Invited)High Brightness GaNMicrodisplays for AugmentedReality Applicationsfrançois templier, CEA LETI, Rhone-Alpes, Francehere we report high resolution,active-matrix, gan-based ledmicrodisplays with a pixel pitch of 10 µm. full video, high-resolutionimages have been obtained. thesegan-based microdisplays are suit-able for a wide range of applicationsfrom augmented reality and head-updisplays to pico- and compact projectors.

WH2.2 11:00 AM–11:15 AMIntegration of Micro-LED Array onCMOS by Transfer PrintingJ. f. c. carreira, B. J. e. guilhabert,J. J. d. mckendry, e. Xie, k. math-ieson, i. m. Watson, e. gu, m. d.dawson, University of Strathclyde,Glasgow, UK, and r. k. henderson,University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh,UKtransfer printing of 450 nm-emittingmicro-led 8 × 8 arrays onto cmosplatform is reported. the pixels’ aver-age optical power density was meas-ured at 4.4 W/cm2 (50 a/cm2).sub-nanosecond pulses as well asmhz bandwidth modulation are othermodes of operation of the hybriddevice.

WH2.3 11:15 AM–11:45 AM (Invited)Flexible Inorganic LEDs withSemiconductor Nanowiresmaria tchernycheva, nan guan,lorenzo mancini, nuno amador,françois Julien, University ParisSud., Orsay, France, akankshakapoor, catherine Bougerol, Joëleymery, and christophe durand, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble,FranceWe will present our recent work onnanowire-based light emitting diodes(leds). We propose a method tocombine high flexibility of passivetransparent polymer films with highquantum efficiency and long lifetimeof semiconductor nanowires toachieve flexible inorganic leds.


Lake Anne A/B Lake Audubon Lake Thoreau10:30 AM–11:30 AMSession WF2: probabilistic shaping Session Chair: i. djordjevic

10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession WG2: novel photonicmaterials and metamaterialsSession Chair: alexey Belyanin,Texas A&M University, CollegeStation, TX, USA

10:30 AM–12:00 PMSession WH2: microleds anddisplay technologiesSession Chair: nicolas laurand,University of Strathclyde, Glasgow,Scotland, UK

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WA2.4 11:30 AM–11:45 AMPolarization Multiplexing andDemultiplexing Technique forLarge Capacity Small OpticalModule by Using OpticalInterleavertoshiya matsuda, toru homemoto,and kazuyuki matsumura, NTT Corporation, Musashino-shi, JapanWe propose a simple polarizationmultiplexing and demultiplexing tech-nique to increase the transmissioncapacity of tunable small opticaltransceivers. We also experimentallydemonstrate that a 25-gbit/s dualpolarization on-off keying signal issuccessfully transmitted over 50-kmg.652 fiber without dispersion compensation technique.

WA2.5 11:45 AM–12:00 PMOptical Comparator for 4-Bit and 6-Bit QPSk-Modulated Signals byUsing Optical DelayedInterferometerYohei aikawa, Okinawa College, Okinawa, Japanin this paper, a novel optical com-parator for psk-modulated signal has been proposed by using opticaldelayed interferometer. the feasibilityof the comparators designed for 4-bitand 6-bit codewords, which comprisea successive two and three Qpsk-modulated rZ-symbols at 10gbaud/s, was experimentally demonstrated.

WD2.4 11:30 AM–12:00 PM (Invited)Optical Phased Array LiDARchris poulton, Analog Photonics,USAlidar with integrated optical phasedarrays provides an attractive solutionto commercial and defense industriesby enabling solid-state, small-form-factor ranging systems fabricated on300mm silicon wafers. We review thistechnology and present results withbeam steering, real-time coherentlidar, and co-packaging with iii/vlasers.

WE2.4 11:30 AM–12:00 PM (Invited)Low-Noise Dual-FrequencyVECSELs for Microwave Photonicsand Metrology Applicationsisabelle sagnes, Centre deNanosciences et de Nanotechnolo-gies, Ile-de-France, France, fabienBretenaker, hui liu, gregory gredat,Laboratoire Aime Cotton, Orsay,France, syamsundar de, LaboratoireKastler-Brossel, Ile-de-France,France, fabienne goldfarb, Labora-toire Aime Cotton, Orsay, France,ghaya Baili, francois gutty, ThalesResearch and Technology, Ile-de-France, France, and sophie Bouchoule, Centre de Nanoscienceset de Nanotechnologies, Ile-de-France, Francedual-frequency vecsels are inter-esting sources of single-side bandoptically carried microwave signals.We will describe how the intensitynoise of the laser and the phasenoise of the beatnote between thetwo modes can be controlled forapplications to microwave photonicsand atomic clocks.



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WG2.4 11:30 AM–11:45 AMChromium for High Fluence BowtieNano-Antennasmonir morshed, University of NewSouth Wales, Canberra, Australia,Ziyuan li, Australian National Univer-sity, Canberra, Australia, Benjamin c.olbricht, Coupled Optics LCC,Newark, DE, USA, lan fu, AustralianNational University, Canberra, Australia, ahasanul haque, Universityof New South Wales, Canberra, Australia, li li, Australian NationalUniversity, Canberra, Australia, andharoldo t. hattori, University of NewSouth Wales, Canberra, Australianano-antennas cannot handle highenergy density (fluences) due to theirsmall footprint. in this paper, we pro-pose chromium based nano-antennaand experimentally show that it canhandle 110 times higher fluence thangold (au) counterpart without a signif-icant reduction in their electrical fieldenhancement capacities.

WG2.5 11:45 AM–12:00 PMHybrid Toroidal Modes in PlanarCore-Shell Metamaterial Structuresnaznin akter, mustafa karabiyik, andnezih pala, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USAmagnetic toroidal multipoles in 3dand planar resonators have beenrecently investigated for their uncon-ventional characteristics and potentialapplications. We report on investiga-tion of hybridized supertoroidalmodes at terahertz frequencies in planar core shell structures along with their dependence on geometricalparameters.

WH2.4 11:45 AM–12:00 PMHolographic Display with anEnhanced Viewing Angle by Usinga Non-Periodic Photon SieveJongchan park, kyeoreh lee, KoreaAdvanced Institute of Science andTechnology, Daejeon, South Korea,and Yongkeun park, Korea AdvancedInstitute of Science and Technology,Daejeon, South Korea andTomocube, Inc., Daejeon, SouthKoreaWe present a flat-panel wavefrontmodulator capable of generatingholographic images with a large view-ing angle. specifically, a non-periodicphoton sieve, which diffracts light at awide angle, is combined with a com-mercial lcd panel to generatedynamic holographic images.



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WA3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Impact of Transceiver Subsystemson Digital Back PropagationPerformancelidia galdino, University College London, London, UKthe potential, limitations and practi-calities of digital back propagation isinvestigated in the presence of noisearising from amplifier spontaneousemission noise a well as from a non-ideal transceiver subsystem.

WA3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PM10-Gb/s Transmission Over 10-mSI-POF with M-PAM and MultilayerPerceptron Equalizerisaac n. osahon, majid safari, andWasiu o. popoola, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKWe demonstrate the gigabit-per-second transmission over a step-index plastic optical fiber (si-pof) of10-m length with a pulse-amplitudemodulation (pam). a multilayer per-ceptron-based equalizer is used tomitigate an intersymbol interferenceand non-linearity in the system.

WA3.3 2:15 PM–2:30 PMAssessment of RB Noise inBidirectional RoF Based onDifferent O-OFDM SSB Systemsdhananjay patel, sardar vallabhbhaiNational Institute of Technology,Surat, India, siddharth tallur, IndianInstitute of Technology, Bombay,Mumbai, India, and Upena dalal, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Instituteof Technology, Surat, Indianovel bidirectional architecture ontwo optical ofdm ssB modulationtechniques to mitigate rayleighbackscattered and reflections inter-ferences in rof transmission is proposed. the interference effect isanalyzed with mathematical modelcomparing conventional ssB and themodified ssB based on elimination ofhigher order rB-re harmonics.

WA3.4 2:30 PM–3:00 PM (Invited)Machine-Learning-BasedNonlinearity EqualizationTechniques for Coherent OpticalCommunication Systemselias giacoumidis, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

WB3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Chiral Interaction between Spin-Momentum Locked Photons andSurface Electrons in TopologicalInsulatorsli he and mo li, University ofMinnestoa, Minneapolis, MN, USAWe demonstrate the integration atopological insulator (ti) Bi2se3 with a chiral photonic waveguide. Becauseof optical spin-momentum locking, a directional, spin-polarized photo-current that depends on the lightpropagation direction is generated on the ti surface.

WB3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMSuppression of RayleighBackscattering in Resonatorsseunghwi kim, University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL,USA, Jacob m. taylor, University ofMaryland, College Park, MD, USAand National Institute of Standardsand Technology, Gaithersburg, MD,USA, and gaurav Bahl, University ofIllionis at Urbana-Champaign,Urbana, IL, USAWe demonstrate dynamic suppres-sion of rayleigh backscattering in awhispering gallery mode resonator bylocally breaking time-reversal symme-try through a Brillouin optomechanicalinteraction.

WB3.3 2:15 PM–2:30 PMSilicon Nitride Echelle GratingSpectrometer for Operation Near1.55 µmshengjie Xie, Yang meng, Universityof Maryalnd, College Park, MD, USA,Joss Bland hawthorn, University ofSydney, Sydney, Australia, sylvainveilleux, and mario dagenais, University of Maryland, College Park,MD, USAWe present an e-beam written si3n4/sio2 echelle grating (eg) with a silver coated reflector. the egexhibits a 2.7 dB on-chip loss and aspectral resolution power of ~1000.By minimizing stitching errors, morethan 25 dB signal-to-noise ratio eg isobtained.

WB3.4 2:30 PM–3:00 PM (Invited)Hot Atomic Vapor andNanophotonicsUriel levy

WC3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Silicon-Based All-Optical LogicGates and Memories for Low-Latency, High-Speed Cryptographyimad agha, University of Dayton,Dayton, OH, USAWhile cryptographic protocols run efficiently on general computers,there has been a push towardsdeployment on smaller scales.achieving high-throughput on deviceswith limited resources makes an all-optical approach an attractiveprospect. all-optical logic gates andall-optical memories form the back-bone of such a platform.

WC3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMSilicon Photonic CryptographicEnginesBryan t. Bosworth, Brian c. grubel,michael r. kossey, a. Brintoncooper, mark a. foster, and amy c.foster, Johns Hopkins University,Baltimore, MD, USAWe present nonlinear chaotic siliconmicro-cavities as unclonable physicalkeys to solve multiple problems inapplied cryptography, particularlysecure authentication and encryption.

WC3.3 2:15 PM–2:30 PMPhysical-Layer Security in Free-Space Optical CommunicationsUsing Bessel-Gaussian Beamstyan-lin Wang and ivan B. djordjevic, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,USAphysical-layer security in free-spaceoptical communications channels iscompromised when eavesdroppersperform optical beam-splittingattacks. previous simulations showedthat laguerre-gaussian beams carry-ing orbital angular momentum provideincreased secrecy capacity comparedto gaussian beams. We extend thosestudies by simulating Bessel-gauss-ian beams and obtain furtherimprovement.

WC3.4 2:30 PM–2:45 PMPhotonic Physical UnclonableFunctions Using Silicon NitrideSpiral Waveguideshongcheng sun, milad alemoham-mad, Bryan t. Bosworth, mark a.foster, and amy c. foster, JohnsHopkins University, Baltimore, MD,USAsilicon nitride spiral physical unclon-able functions provide unique spectralfingerprints in a compact, integratedplatform and have potential for use inic authentication.

WD3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Few-Mode Fibers for ModeDivision Multiplexingming-Jun li, Corning Research andDevelopment, Corning, NY, USAWe discuss few-mode fibers for modedivision multiplexing applications. Wepresent fiber designs for optimizingfew-mode fibers with low differentialmode group delays for mdm systemusing mimo. We present also designapproaches for reducing mode coupling for mimo-less transmissionsystems.

WD3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMMode Selection for MeasuringModal Dispersion in Stokes Spacem. r. dadras, i. roudas, and J. kwapisz, Montana State University-Bozeman, Bozeman, MT, USAthe appropriate choice of mode combinations is crucial to the accu-racy of modal dispersion characteri-zation techniques. We computequasi-orthogonal launch modes thatminimize the noise error in modal dispersion vector measurementsusing the mode-dependent signaldelay method.

WD3.3 2:15 PM–2:30 PMPassive Timing Stabilization over a 33-km Single Mode Fiber LinkUsing Temporal ImagingJasper r. stroud, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, olukayode okusaga, gregoryWeaver, nelli mosavi, Johns HopkinsUniversity Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD, USA, and mark a. foster,Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,MD, USAWe demonstrate a temporal imagingsystem that uses parametric wave-length conversion and dispersion todistribute a stabilized clock and passively correct all-optically for environmental distortions. Wedemonstrate clock distribution withless than one picosecond drift overone thousand seconds through a 33-km single-mode fiber link.

WD3.4 2:30 PM–3:00 PM (Invited)PDL-Induced EntanglementDegradation in Fibers with PMDd. e. Jones, B. t. kirby, and m. Brod-sky, U.S. Army Research Laboratory,Adelphi, MD, USAWe experimentally investigate theentanglement quality of polarization-entangled photon pairs transmittedthrough two fibers with pdl. We compensate for entanglement lossdue to pdl despite the presence ofsignificant pmd. a theory supportsour observations and provides insightinto the conditions necessary forcomplete compensation.

WE3.1 1:30 PM–3:00 PM (Tutorial)THz Over Fiber for High CapacityWireless Transmissionalwyn seeds, katarzyna Balakier,chris graham, Xiaoli lin, cyrilrenaud, martyn fice, and haymenshams, University College London,London, UKthe requirement for increased datatransmission rates for new wirelesssystems such as 5g and aboveplaces heavy pressure on currentlyallocated wireless spectrum. thzover fibre offers a technology with the potential to meet future needs forshort range high data rate communi-cations.


Grand Ballroom A Grand Ballroom B Grand Ballroom C Regency Ballroom A Regency Ballroom B1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession WA3: dsp andequalizationSession Chair: gabriella Bosco,Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy

1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession WB3: spin photonicsSession Chair: Zhaowei liu,University of California, San Diego,San Diego, CA, USA

1:30 PM–2:45 PMSession WC3: ss integratedphotonics & information securitySession Chair: amy foster, JohnsHopkins University, Baltimore, MD,USA

1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession WD3: modes andpropagationSession Chair: martin rochette,McGill University, Montreal, Quebec,Canada

1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession WE3: thz photonics &mWp tutorialSession Chair: richard de salvo,Harris

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WF3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Low-Complexity DistributionMatcher Based on HadamardMatrix Combined with GeometricalShaping for PAM-4 IM-DDTransmission Systemsnebojsa stojanovic and cristian prodaniuc, Huawei TechnologiesDuesseldorf GmbH, Munich, GermanyWe propose a simple algorithm forcontrolling pam-4 level probabilitiesin im-dd optical systems. probabilis-tic shaping is combined with a leveloptimization procedure in systemsdominated by optical noise. theosnr gain of 1.5 dB is achieved insimulations by using an eml with er= 8dB.

WF3.2 2:00 PM–2:30 PM (Invited)Hybrid Probabilistic-GeometricShaping in Optical CommunicationSystemsZhen Qu and ivan B. djordjevic, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,USAWe propose a universal distributionmatcher applicable to any two-dimen-sional signal constellation. We experimentally demonstrate that theperformance of the proposed 32-aryquadrature amplitude modulation(Qam), based on hybrid probabilistic-geometric shaping, is superior toprobabilistically shaped (ps)-32Qamand regular 32Qam, and comparableto ps-64Qam.

WF3.3 2:30 PM–3:00 PM (Invited)Optimizing the Achievable Rates ofTricky Channels: A ProbabilisticShaping for OPC Channel Examplemetodi p. Yankov, Fingerprint CardsA/S, Herlev, Denmark and TechnicalUniversity of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, francesco da ros, edsonporto da silva, søren forchhammer,michael galili, and leif k. oxenløwe,Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmarka method is presented for onlineprobabilistic shaping parameter optimization for channels, which arenon-trivial to model and are thus diffi-cult to optimize offline. an example isprovided for a mid-link optical phaseconjugation based nonlinearity com-pensation channel with inline disper-sion compensation.

WG3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Photonic Device Integration UsingElastomer Stamp Printingchris Bower, X-Celeprint, Cork, Ireland

WG3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMValley Selective Optical Emissionof 2D Excitons Using ChiralMetasurfaces. guddala, r. Bushati, v. m. menon,mengyao li, and a. B. khanikaev,City University of New York (CUNY),New York, NY, USAoptical control on specific valleypolarization in transition metaldichalcogenide (tmd) monolayers is highly desirable for applications invalleytronics. We demonstrate specific valley polarization aidedthrough the integration of tmd 2dmaterials with chiral metasurface atroom temperature.

WG3.3 2:15 PM–2:30 PMElectrical Tuning and SwitchingEffect in Graphene-AssistedPolarization-Insensitive TerahertzMetadevicesriad Yahiaoui and thomas a. searles, Howard University, Washington, DC,USAa tunable polarization-independentmetadevice exhibiting a broadbandcross-polarized transmission is inves-tigated numerically in the terahertz(thz) regime. the spectral featuresof the device are dynamically modu-lated by varying the chemical poten-tial of an overlaid monolayer ofgraphene without changing the geometrical dimensions of the resonators.

WG3.4 2:30 PM–2:45 PMA Patternable, Anti-Reflective Light Blocking Layer Using aNano-Particle Suspension inPhotoresistmatthew hamblin, thane downing,sophia anderson, aaron hawkins,Brigham Young University, Provo, UT,USA, and holger schmidt, Universityof California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz,CA, USAthis paper presents a method for fabricating a broadband anti-reflectivelight blocking layer patternable on amicron scale using standard photo-lithography using a combination ofphotoresist and al2o3 nanoparticlesover an aluminum layer.

WH3.1 1:30 PM–2:00 PM (Invited)Narrow Band Emitting LEDPhosphors for Wide Color Gamut Displays & Energy Efficient SSLJames murphy, General Electric, USAover 20 billion leds containing geradiantred(tm) technology, specifi-cally the narrow band red emission of k2sif6:mn4+ phosphor, have beensold, making this phosphor the redemitting luminescent material ofchoice for wide color gamut displays.improvements in absorption, effi-ciency and stability will be presented.

WH3.2 2:00 PM–2:15 PMInGaN-GaNAs Interface QuantumWell with AlGaN Interlayer forAmber-Red Emitterschee-keong tan, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA, damir Borovac,Wei sun, and nelson tansu, LehighUniversity, Bethlehem, PA, USAthe spontaneous emission character-istics of ingan / dilute-as ganasinterface quantum well with alganinterlayer were calculated and ana-lyzed, and the findings revealed thestrong potential of implementing theactive region for emission in amberand red spectral regime.

WH3.3 2:15 PM–2:30 PMExperimental Studies of Delta-InNIncorporation in InGaN QuantumWell for Long WavelengthEmissionioannis e. fragkos, damir Borovac,Wei sun, renbo song, Jonathan J.Wierer, Jr., and nelson tansu, LehighUniversity, Bethlehem, PA, USAin this study we investigate the incor-poration of a delta-inn layer intoingan quantum wells. our experi-mental results indicate that the inser-tion of this delta-inn layer maintainsthe crystal quality of the structure,while red-shifting the emitted wave-length towards the red wavelengths.

WI4.1 3:30 PM–4:15 PM (Plenary)TBDian Walmsley, University of Oxford,Oxford, UK

WI4.2 4:15 PM–5:00 PM (Plenary)Ultrafast Lasers for Multi-PhotonMicroscopyJim kafka, Spectra-Physics, CA, USAcombining femtosecond lasersources with microscopes has created the flourishing field of multi-photon microscopy and provided theability to produce stunning 3 dimen-sional images in biological disciplinesincluding neuroscience. specializedultrafast sources are required for successful 2-photon and 3-photonmicroscopy as well as cars andoptogenetics.


Lake Anne A/B Lake Audubon Lake Thoreau Grand Ballroom D1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession WF3: constelaltionshapingSession Chair: ivan B. djordjevic,University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,USA

1:30 PM–2:45 PMSession WG3: flexible photonicmaterialsSession Chair: alexey Belyanin,Texas A&M University, CollegeStation, TX, USA

1:30 PM–3:00 PMSession WH3: phosphors and longWavelength gan materialsSession Chair: Yajie dong,University of Central Florida, Orlando,FL, USA

3:30 PM–5:00 PMSession WI4: plenary iiSession Chair: amr helmy,University of Toronto, Toronto,Canada

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ThB1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Optical Interconnects for ExtremeComputingkeren Bergman, Columbia University,New York, NY, USA

ThB1.2 9:00 AM–9:30 AM (Invited)Data Center Interconnectsdavid plant, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

ThC1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Integrated Quantum Cryptography:A New Tool in the Tool Chestchris erven, University of Bristol, UK

ThC1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AMFeasibility of QuantumCommunications in AquaticScenariosilvia tarantino, daniele cozzolino,karsten rottwitt, and davide Bacco,Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmarksecurity in underwater communica-tions is a very sensitive topic due toits great interest in scientific, indus-trial and military applications. Wepresent a feasibility analysis of differ-ent types of quantum communica-tions protocols in aquatic scenario.

ThC1.3 9:15 AM–9:30 AMToward the Integration of CVQuantum key Distribution inDeployed Optical Networksfotini karinou, hans h. Brunner, chi-hang fred fung, lucian c.comandar, stefano Bettelli, davidhillerkuss, maxim kuschnerov, spirosmikroulis, dawei Wang, changsongXie, momtchil peev, and andreaspoppe, Huawei Technologies Dues-seldorf GmbH, Munich, GermanyWe report on the advances towardthe integration of our developed cv-Qkd system in existing optical infra-structure and Wdm)networks. wedemonstrate for first time the use ofthe aforementioned cv-Qkd systemto encrypt a 10ge client service overdeployable otn legacy equipmentover 20-km.

ThD1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Enabling Multicore and SingleCore Fiber Sensing UsingEnhanced Scatter Fiberspaul Westbrook, OFS, USA

ThD1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AMHeat Transfer Rate Measurementswith a Four-Core Fiber OpticSensorsema güvenç kılıç and mehmet naci inci, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkeya four-core optical fiber is used toinvestigate one-dimensional heattransfer measurements. laser pulsesare delivered onto one of the fibercores, which results in a change inthe refractive index and the physicallength of the core, causing a phaseshift in fringe pattern.

ThD1.3 9:15 AM–9:45 AM (Invited)Dynamic Range Limits of FiberLaser SensorsBrennan c. pursley, Sotera DefenseSolutions, Herndon, VA, USA, peterW. kampschroeder, meredithhutchinson, and geoffrey a. cranch,Naval Research Laboratory, Wash-ington, DC, USAWe demonstrate an upper bound onthe dynamic range of fiber lasers sensors when strained sinusoidally at frequencies close to their relativeintensity noise peak. pulsing isobserved for the laser with the weakest grating strength.

ThE1.1 8:30 AM–8:45 AMPhotonic-Assisted Multi-FrequencyPhase-Coded Microwave SignalGenerationYang chen, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, and shilong pan, Nanjing University ofAeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, Chinaa novel photonic approach for multi-frequency phase-coded microwavesignal generation is proposed using adual-drive mach-Zehnder modulator.the approach has good frequencytunability limited only by the band-width of the modulator. simultaneousgeneration of phase-codedmicrowave signals at 5, 10 and 15 ghz are demonstrated.

ThE1.2 8:45 AM–9:00 AMGHz-Bandwidth Optical Isolationthrough Acoustic Pumping of aNanophotonic Circuitdonggyu B. sohn, seunghwi kim,and gaurav Bahl, University of Illionisat Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL,USAWe experimentally demonstrate ghzbandwidth non-reciprocal light trans-mission using acoustic pumping of ananophotonic circuit. non-reciprocityis achieved through an indirect inter-band optical transition as a result ofphotoelastic perturbation caused byan acoustic wave.

ThE1.3 9:00 AM–9:30 AM (Invited)Integrated Photonics Optical BeamForming NetworksJonathan klamkin and Yuan liu, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

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8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession ThC1: securecommunicationsSession Chair: eduardo temprana

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession ThD1: fiber sensingSession Chair: ming-Jun li, Corning Research and Development,Corning, NY, USA

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession ThE1: microwave photonics subsystemsSession Chair: Jean kalkavage,Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab


ThF1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Migrating from Fixed Grid toFlexible Grid Optical Networkssifat ferdousi, tanjila ahmed,sabidur rahman, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA,Xiaosong Yu, University of California,Davis, Davis, CA, USA and BeijingUniversity of Posts & Telecom, China,massimo tornatore, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USAand Politecnico di Milano, Milano,Italy, and Biswanath mukherjee, University of California, Davis, Davis,CA, USAthe internet backbone infrastructurehas to regularly evolve to keep pacewith the changing requirements of itsusers. next-generation backbone networks will have to support recon-figurable optical channels working atmultiple terabit per second to accom-modate the growing number of usersand their increasing bandwidthrequests, as well as be able to adaptto support new and unanticipatedservices. for more than two decades,optical networks based on wave-length-division multiplexing (Wdm)have met the bandwidth needs of the internet, by scaling up their bandwidth by two to three orders ofmagnitude.

ThF1.2 9:00 AM–9:30 AM (Invited)knowledge-Based ServiceProvisioning in Multi-DomainElastic Optical NetworksX. chen, r. proietti, m.shamsabardeh, g. liu, k. Zhang,and s. J. B. Yoo, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USAthis paper presents a knowledge-based service provisioning frameworkfor building intelligent multi-domainelastic optical networks (eons). the proposed framework enablesmulti-domain eons operating cogni-tively according to an observe-analyze-act cycle. case studies onquality-of-transmission aware light-path provisioning demonstrate thebenefit of the proposed framework.

ThF1.3 9:30 AM–10:00 AM (Invited)Modal Dispersion and Mode-Dependent Loss in Multi-ModeFibers: Modeling, Measurementand CompensationJoseph m. kahn, karthik chouta-gunta, Stanford University, Stanford,CA, USA, sercan o. arik, BaiduResearch, and keang-po ho, AppleWe review linear propagation effectsin strongly coupled mode-division-multiplexed (mdm) systems, includ-ing modal dispersion (md) andmode-dependent loss (mdl). We discuss their impact on system performance and dsp complexity.We propose low-complexity mdlmeasurement techniques andschemes to compensate md andmdl in mdm systems.

ThG1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)Super-Resolution Imaging withNanophotonic StructuresZhaowei liu, University of California,San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

ThG1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AMElectrically Tunable MnO2 BasedMetasurfaceahasanul haque, monir morshed,University of New South Wales Canberra, Canberra, Australia,ahmmed a. rifat, Ziyuan li, li li,Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, andrey miroshnichenko, and haroldo t. hattori, University of New SouthWales Canberra, Canberra, AustraliaWe report the electrical control of theoptical attenuation by a manganesedioxide (mno2) metasurface. theattenuation is varied by 25% with thechange of current of 5.33 µa. thedevice shows the potential of thismaterial in tunable devices.

ThG1.3 9:15 AM–9:30 AMPropagation and Imaging UsingChiral Lenses Without and WithMaterial Dispersionmonish r. chatterjee and salahed-deen g. Bugoffa, University of Day-ton, Dayton, OH, USArefraction across two non-chiral/chi-ral spherical boundaries is examinedby using appropriate chiral snell’slaws via ray analysis assuming mono-chromatic propagation. the analysisincludes transmitted left- and right-circular modes (lcp and rcp) leading equivalent aBcd matricesand 1-d and 2-d imaging analysisunder variable chirality parameter.

ThH1.1 8:30 AM–9:00 AM (Invited)In-situ Fabricated PerovskiteQuantum Dots for DisplayTechnologyhaizheng Zhong, Beijing Institute ofTechnology, Beijing, Chinaperovskite quantum dots are nowemerging as low-cost alternatives forphotonic and optoelectronics. i wouldlike to present the development of in-situ fabricated hybrid perovskitequantum dots embedded compositefilms and single cs4pbBr6 crystalsembeded with cspbBr3 quantum dotsfor down-shifting lcd backlights.

ThH1.2 9:00 AM–9:15 AMLuminescence Dynamics ofCsPbBr3 Quantum Dot-BasedColor Convertersmiguel f. leitao, nicolas laurand,and martin d. dawson, University ofStrathclyde, Glasgow, UKthe excitation density dependentcharacteristics of a green-emittingcspbBr3 quantum dot color converterfor gan leds and lasers is reported.the bandwidth is found to increasewith the excitation reaching up to 55mhz at a 185 W/cm2 pump density.

ThH1.3 9:15 AM–9:30 AMElectrohydrodynamic-Jet SprayedQuantum Dots for Solution-Processed QD Light-Emitting-Diodestuan canh nguyen and Woon-seopchoi, Hoseo University, Asan, SouthKoreain this study, for the first time, quan-tum dot emitting layers were printedby ehd-Jet spray technology. theQd-leds had a structure of ito/pedot:pss/pvk/ ehd-sprayedQds/Zno/al and showed a luminanceof 3,433 cd/m2, current efficiency of1.36 cd/a, and eQe of 1.47 %.



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8:30 AM–9:45 AMSession ThG1: metamaterials andimagingSession Chair: tBd

8:30 AM–10:00 AMSession ThH1: perovskites, Qdsand hybrid devicesSession Chair: handong sun,Nanyang Technological University,Singapore


ThC1.4 9:30 AM–9:45 AMPolarization EntanglementQuantum key Distribution withCovert Classical CommunicationsJohn gariano and ivan djordjevic,University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ,USABy using a covert classical communi-cation channel for error reconciliationin Qkd systems, higher skrs arecapable of being achieved. assumingtransmission over a 30km maritimechannel, our previous results for theselection of optimum wavelength foruse are re-examined.

ThC1.5 9:45 AM–10:00 AMSlepian-FBGs-Based OpticalCovert Communicationsivan B. djordjevic, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USAvarious optical encryption/physical-layer security schemes are able toprotect the content of the message,but are not able to protect user’s pri-vacy by preventing the detection oftransmission attempt. to solve for this problem, we propose a slepian-fBgs-based scheme enabling positive rate optical covert communi-cations.



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ThH1.4 9:30 AM–9:45 AMHybrid GaN LED/ElastomerMembrane for Uniform AreaIlluminationf. farrell, e. Xie, B. guilhabert, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow,UK, a-m. haughey, Fraunhofer Cen-tre for Applied Photonics, Glasgow,UK, p. connolly, m. d. dawson, andn. laurand, University of Strathclyde,Glasgow, UKa mechanically-flexible device for uniform area illumination is presented. the device consists of a 1 mm-thickelastomeric membrane edge-lit by agan led. homogenous irradianceabove 0.13 mW/cm2 at 450 nm over2.5 cm2 is reported. performanceimprovements, scalability and opera-tion at other wavelengths are discussed.

ThH1.5 9:45 AM–10:00 AMImprovement in the RadiativeEfficiency of InGaN-Based MultipleQuantum Wells Using AlGaNInterlayerssyed ahmed al muyeed, Wei sun,Xiongliang Wei, renbo song, LehighUniversity, Bethlehem, PA, USA,daniel koleske, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA,nelson tansu, and Jonathan J.Wierer, Jr., Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USAalyga1-yn interlayers are used on topof inxga1-xn quantum wells as straincompensating layers to force pseudo-morphic growth of the entire ingan/algan/gan multiple quantum wellstack. this leads to lower defect for-mation and higher radiative efficiencyat green-gap (520–630 nm) wave-lengths.



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Session WP: Poster Session / Student & Young Professionals Poster Competition and Job FairWednesday, 3 October 20186:00 PM–8:00 PMRoom: Grand Ballroom E/F/G Session Chair: Carmen Menoni, Colorado State University, CO, USA

WP1All-In-One Optofluidic Platform for Differential Diagnostics of Multiple Biomarkers with Single Molecule Sensitivity, A. Jain, G. G. Meena, J. W. Parks, A. Stambaugh, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz,CA, USA, J. L. Patterson, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA, A. R. Hawkins,Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA, and H. Schmidt, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz,CA, USAAmplification-free and high throughput single nucleic acid detection, with minimal user input, is achieved by integrating optical waveguideswith programmable valve array on a single microfluidic platform. Automated preparation and analysis of a dual protein-nucleic acid assayfor Zika viral diagnostics is demonstrated.

WP2Applying Voltage-Current-Converter Circuitry for Increasing Gray Levels in Dual-Panel Active-MatrixOrganic Light-Emitting Display Architecture, Henglong Yang and Anne-Chin Lin, Natioanl Taipei Universityof Technology (Taipei Tech), Taipei, TaiwanWe investigated the feasibility of increasing effective gray levels of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) by applying voltage-currentconverter (VCC) circuitry for converting the driving voltage signals used in liquid-crystal display (LCD) to precise output driving currentutilizing dual-panel (DP) active-matrix organic light-emitting display (AMOLED) architecture.

WP3Fourier Transforms for Wavelength-Selective Optical Packet Switching with Wavelength Translation,Robert T. Weverka, Fathom Computing, Palo Alto, CA, USAWe show spatial switching and wavelength translation using an optical temporal Fourier transform to give wavelength-selective spatialswitches where the number of spatial switches is reduced by 1/M for an M multiplexed wavelengths and the system uses order log2(M)switches for wavelength translation.

WP4Lighting as a Service that Provides Simultaneous 3D Imaging and Optical Wireless Connectivity,Johannes Herrnsdorf, Jonathan McKendry, Mark Stonehouse, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, Laurence Broadbent, Glynn C. Wright, Aralia Systems, Bristol, UK, Martin D. Dawson, and Michael J. Strain,University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UKLight-emitting diodes enable optical wireless datatransmission and advanced imaging methods such as photometricstereo-imaging. Both,wireless communications into a scene and3D imaging of that scene is enabled in parallel using the sameset of LEDs thus providinglighting-based infrastructure e.g. forautomated agents.

WP5Synthesis, Microstructure and Quantum-Cutting Luminescence of Pr3+/Yb3+: NaGdF4@ Yb3+:NaYF4Core/Shell Nanocrystals, Yuansheng Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, ChinaPr3+/Yb3+:NaGdF4@Yb3+:NaYF4 active-core/active-shell nanoparticles were fabricated, and their luminescent properties were studied.Rational distribution of active rare earth ions owing to the introduction of extra Yb3+ ions into the shells greatly suppresses the adverseconcentration quenching effect, resulting in an efficient quantum-cutting luminescence for the nanostructures. “

WP6Plasmonic Enhancement in Anisotropic Thin Films of Rhenium Disulphide (ReS2), Bablu Mukherjee,Sandipta Roy, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India, Ergun Simsek, Exponent, Inc., Bowie,MD, USA, Sayantan Ghosh, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India, Venu G. Achanta, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India, and Saurabh Lodha, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,Mumbai, IndiaAnisotropic optical constants of N-layer ReS2 are determined by angle resolved reflection measurements. Optimum parameters for a metalnanoparticle array leading to maximum light-matter interaction are determined using numerical simulations. Plasmonic enhancement inabsorptance of the ReS2 layer and photocurrent are observed experimentally.

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WP7Design and Analysis of Graphene-Based Single Mode SOI Integrated Optical Sensor, Venkatesha M.,Vaibhav L Shah, Sai Preethi Jatta, and Narayan K, Sai Vidya Institute of Technology, Bangalore, IndiaIn this study, use of graphene in reduction of optical power loss occurring in SOI waveguides at red wavelength region has been presented.In comparison with SOI waveguide, 17.07% reduction in optical power loss is observed for graphene based SOI waveguide at 660 nmwavelength.

WP8Thick Epsilon-Near-Zero ITO Metamaterial Films, Jimmy Ni, Wendy Sarney, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD, USA, Joe Bennett, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, andWeimin Zhou, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD, USAWe explore the concept, material, and design of EMNZ material within the RF photonics regime. Thee wave-matter interaction has beenstudied on the ITO-based platforms and suggest feasible designs for implementation of environmental insensitive applications in themicrowave regime.

WP9Propagation across Chiral Interfaces and Tunable Slab Resonators Without and With Dispersion,Monish R. Chatterjee and Rajab Y. Ataai, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USAFollowing up on analysis of Fresnel coefficients for a non-chiral/chiral interface, propagation and imaging characteristics are examined formaterials with dispersion and chirality, including discrete chiral components such as lenses and chiral resonators. Properties such asanomalies, tunability, and possible new applications are also explored.

WP10Laterally Coupled Nanowire Lasers: Bifurcations, Dynamics and High-Speed Potential, A. Hurtado, D. Jevtics, M. D. Dawson, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, M. J. Adams, and I. D. Henning, Universityof Essex, Colchester, UKRegions of stability in two laterally-coupled InP nanowire lasers are analysed in terms of their separation, difference in resonantfrequencies and pumping rate. The frequency of periodic oscillations for realistic laser separations and pumping is estimated to be of order100–1000 GHz.

WP11Biocompatible, Inkjet Printed Heterostructure Photodetector for Biosensing Applications, Ridwan F.Hossain and Anupama B. Kaul, PACCAR Technology Institute and University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USAAn inkjet printed, biocompatible photodetector to combat age-related-macular degeneration is described here that was constructed usinginks of photo-active molybdenum disulfide and electrically conducting graphene which facilitated charge collection of the photocarriers. The flexible photodetector was tested as a function of photo intensity and strain.

WP12Increasing Maximum Gain in InAs Quantum Dot Lasers on GaAs and Si, Samuel Shutts, Cardiff Univer-sity, Cardiff, UK, Clemens Spinnler, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Zhibo Li, Lydia Jarvis, EmmanuelLe Boulbar, David Hayes, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, Mingchu Tang, Huiyun Liu, University College London,London, UK, and Peter M. Smowton, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UKInAs quantum-dot (QD) lasers emitting at 1300 nm with nominally undoped and modulated p-type doping are studied. Modal-gainmeasurements indicate a higher gain can be achieved from the ground-state for a given Fermi-level separation with p-doping and areduced temperature-dependence of threshold current for short-cavity lasers.

WP13Simulation of Integrated Transmitter with Enhanced Power for Analog RF Links, Varghese A. Thomas,Christian G. Bottenfield, Gareeyasee Saha, Siddharth J. Varughese, and Stephen E. Ralph, Georgia Institute ofTechnology, Atlanta, GA, USAWe present integrated transmitter architectures that overcome typical power limitations of silicon photonic modulators by relying on asilicon nitride bypass. Simulations demonstrate improvements in SFDR by ~10dB, NF by ~15 dB and Gain by ~25 dB.

WP14Filtering, Unwrapping, and Denoising Sterategy for Quality Enhancement of the Noisy Wrapped Phaseof the Neuronal Cells, Behnam Tayebi and Jae-Ho Han, Korea University, Seoul, South KoreaWe present a novel technique to improve the quality of a noisy phase by reducing the residues using sin/cos averaging, unwrapping by the2D minimum-network-flow, and denoising by the non-local filter. The feasibility of technique is demonstrated by improving the phase ofneuronal cells.

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WP15Optomechanically Enhanced High-Q Slot Mode Photonic Crystal Nanobeam Cavity, Mertcan Erdil andSerdar Kocaman, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TurkeyA high-Q slot mode photonic crystal nanobeam cavity based biosensor design with positive optomechanical feedback is presented.Detailed analysis of sensitivity enhancement due to feedback shows a fourfold improvement without any compromise in quality factor.

WP16Optical Fiber Immunosensors Optimized with Cladding Etching and ITO Nanodeposition, Yamile Cardona-Maya, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia, Ignacio Del Villar, Abian B. Socorro,Jesús M. Corres, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, and Juan F. Botero-Cadavid, Universidad Na-cional de Colombia, Medellín, ColombiaEtched optical fiber immunosensors, with and without nanodeposition, have been developed. The performance of these immunosensorshas been assessed implementing an immunoassay. The sensitivity of the immnunosensor increased by a factor of 4 with the nanocoating.

WP17Three-Dimensional Label-Free Characterization of Frog Erythrocytes Using Optical Diffraction Tomography, Geon Kim, Moosung Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea, Daeheon Kwon, SeongYeon Youn, EuiTae Lee, Jonghun Shin, Daejeon Science High School for the Gifted, Daejeon, South Korea, SangYun Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea, Youn Sil Lee, Daejeon Science High School for the Gifted, Daejeon, South Korea, andYongKeun Park, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South KoreaAmphibian erythrocytes have cellular structures distinct from mammalian erythrocytes, yet have not been investigated in details. Here, weaccess the structures of live frog erythrocytes in three-dimension using optical diffraction tomography.

WP18Controlled Synthesis of InGaN Quantum Dots for Efficient Light Emitters, Xiongliang Wei, Syed Ahmed AlMuyeed, Matthew Peart, Nelson Tansu, and Jonathan J. Wierer, Jr., Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USAInGaN quantum dots formed by quantum-size controlled photoelectrochemical etching are demonstrated. The QDs are capped withAlGaN/GaN passivation layers to reduce surface recombination. These QDs are small-sized, <10 nm in diameter, and emit at ~412 nmwith a narrow FWHM of 8 nm at 77K.

WP19Color Simulation and Demonstration of Perovskite Nanocrystal Filters for Wide Color Gamut Displays,Sinan Genc, Emre Beskazak, Abdullah Gül University, Kayseri, Turkey, Can Uran, NANOME R&D, ErciyesTeknopark, Kayseri, Turkey, and Evren Mutlugun, Abdullah Gül University, Kayseri, TurkeyIn this study, we define spectral parameters of perovskite nanocrystals to improve LCD color gamut, replacing color filters (CFs) withperovskite based subpixels. The optimization of the CFs has been enhanced 15.8% (98.33% of Rec.2020) in simulation and 13.8%experimentally, with 97.23% color gamut coverage.

WP20Tunable Microwave Photonic Filter for Millimeter-Wave Mobile Fronthaul Systems, Run Kai Shiu, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, Siming Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,GA, USA, Peng-Chun Peng, Wei-Chieh Tang, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, ShuyiShen, Qi Zhou, and Gee-Kung Chang, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USAIn this paper, a tunable microwave photonic filter for millimeter-wave mobile fronthaul systems is proposed and experimentallydemonstrated. With the aid of the proposed filter, we can improve and centrally control the system transmission efficiency and decreasethe complexity of the mobile fronthaul systems.

WP21Latency and Reliability Measurements for a 3.5 GHz Optical-Wireless WDM-PON Network Using SDR,Mónica Rico-Martínez, Margarita Varón, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Columbia, Jesús ÁlvarezGuerrero, Ferney Amaya, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia, and Idelfonso Tafur Monroy,Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsThis article presents a 3.5 GHz Radio-over-Fiber experimental setup by combining WDM-PON and Software Defined Radio (SDR) for 5Gnetworks applications. We performed a measurement of latency in the order of 1 ms with a Bit Error Rate (BER) lower than 10–9.

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WP22Effect of Base Parameters on the Gain Performance of Multiple-Quantum Well Heterojunction Phototransistor, Rikmantra Basu and Ankit Kumar Pandey, National Institute of Technology, Delhi, IndiaA multiple quantum well heterojunction phototransitor with Ge0.91Sn0.09 well and Ge barrier is presented. The work is focussed on effect ofbase doping and base thickness on the gain performance of device. The optimised base thickness and doping are presented.

WP23Carrier Lifetime in Mid-Infrared Type-II Superlattice Photodetectors, Wenxiang Huang, L. Li, L. Lei, J. A. Massengale, H. Ye, Rui Q. Yang, T. D. Mishima, and M. B. Santos, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK,USAA simple and effective electrical method is developed to extract the minority carrier lifetime in type-II InAs/GaSb/Al(In)Sb superlattices bytaking advantage of the features of interband cascade infrared photodetectors. This method considers parasitic resistances and is moregenerally applicable with various transport mechanisms.

WP24Hybrid Integration of Black Phosphorus-WSe2 Heterojunction Photodetector on Silicon Waveguide,Yi Wang, Beilei Sun, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, Ming Feng, Chinese University ofHong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong and Nankai University, Tianjin, China, and Jianbin Xu, Hon Ki Tsang, ChineseUniversity of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong KongWe design and fabricate a photodetector based on integrated black phosphorus–WSe2 on silicon waveguide hybrid structure. The devicehas a photoresponsivity of 16 mA/W at 1560 nm.

WP25Novel Concept for Heterogeneously Integrated High-Speed III-V Photodetector on Silicon Nitride Waveguide, Shahram Keyvaninia, Patrick Runge, Alexander Schindler, Tobias Beckerwerth, and Martin Schell,Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI, Berlin, GermanyA novel design for heterogeneously integrated high-speed III-V photodetectors on the Si3N4 platform is proposed. This new approach offersa new platform to merge III-V and Si3N4 for 3D integration. The design is shown to have a high tolerance to bonding and lithographymisalignment.

WP26Characterization of Distributed Bragg Reflectors Using Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry, Dan Zhao, Dzmitry Pustakhod, Kevin Williams, and Xaveer Leijtens, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsWe present a novel and accurate method for characterizing the reflection spectra of distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs) using the opticalfrequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) method. A compact test structure with integrated reference mirror and photodetector is designedto overcome the dependence on the fiber coupling.

WP27Hybrid Integration of Broadband Silicon Modulators and InGaAs Photodetectors, Utku Karaca, Alperen Govdeli, and Serdar Kocaman, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TurkeyWe present on-chip integration of silicon modulators and InGaAs photodetectors via flip-chip bonding. Modulators fabricated on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and photodetectors grown on InP wafers were fabricated independently and the hybrid integration was achieved by thedeposition of indium (In) bumps on both sides.

WP28Fabrication-Tolerant Efficient Dual-Etch Grating Couplers with Low Back Reflections, Andrew Michaels,University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA and Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto, CA, USA, Thomas Van Vaerenbergh, Tho Tran, Marco Fiorentino, and Raymond G. Beausoleil, Hewlett Packard Labs,Palo Alto, CA, USAUsing inverse electromagnetic design, we optimize dual-etch grating couplers with a 100 nm minimum feature size compatible with DUVlithography that achieve a record peak coupling efficiency of –0.7 dB and unprecedented low back reflection of < –40 dB.

WP29Effect of Surface Plasmons on the Insulator to Metal Transition in Thin Film Vanadium Dioxide,Scott Madaras, Jason Creeden, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA, Salinporn Kittiwatanakul,Jiwei Lu, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA, Irina Novikova, and Ale Lukaszew, College of Williamand Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USAWe report on a new mechanism capable of inducing the insulator metallic transition (IMT) in VO2 via surface plasmon polariton (SPP)excitation and the corresponding effect that the IMT will have on the surface plasmon resonance (SPR).

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WP30Asymmetric Band Gaps in Amorphous Photonic Materials, Murat Can Sarihan, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey and University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Alperen Govdeli,Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, Mehmet Sirin Aras, University of California, Los Angeles, LosAngeles, CA, USA, Cenk Yanik, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey, Chee Wei Wong, University of California,Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA, and Serdar Kocaman, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TurkeyA Monte Carlo method based design guideline for 2-D amorphous photonic materials are presented. The parameters affecting band gapare analyzed numerically and experimentally for telecommunication wavelengths. Asymmetric nature of band gap is explained in analogywith solid-state electronics.

WP31Microstructural Engineering of the Near-UV Photocurrent Production in VO2 Thin Film Based Detectors,J. A. Creeden, S. E. Madaras, D. B. Beringer, M. R. Beebe, I. Novikova, and R. A. Lukaszew, College ofWilliam and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USAVanadium Dioxide is a strongly correlated material that can exhibit photoelectric properties via substrate-film hole transfer. We study thesephotoelectric properties in epitaxially grown VO2 thin films under near UV-light on various substrates, namely TiO2(001), and TiO2:Nb indevelopment of new, fast UV photodetectors.

WP32Employing GRIN PC-Inspired Approach for Building Invisibility Cloak Media from Photonic Crystals,Saeid Jamilan and Elena Semouchkina, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USAEmploying photonic crystals in transformation media requires realizing prescribed anisotropic spatial dispersions of refractive indexcomponents. We show that in invisibility cloaks, anisotropy can be provided by using crystals with rectangular lattices, while inspired byGRIN PCs approach can be employed to decrease scattering cross-section.

WP33Shallow Surface Reliefs on Zn-Diffusion VCSELs for High-Speed and High-Power Single-Mode Performances, Zuhaib Khan, Chen-Lung Cheng, Kai-Lun Chi, and Jin-Wei Shi, National Central University,Taoyuan, TaiwanBy creating shallow surface relief patterns above the Zn-diffusion apertures of VCSELs, a significant reduction in optical linewidth,enhancement in output power, and improvement in high-speed transmission performance over multi-mode fiber (MMF) have been firstdemonstrated.

WP34Transfer-Matrix Investigation of High Sensitivity Hybrid Glass/Polymer Long Period Fiber Gratings,Bjorn Paulson, Hojoong Jung, Seongjin Hong, Kyunghwan Oh, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea,Sanghwa Lee, and Jun Ki Kim, Univerity of Ulsan and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South KoreaLong-period fiber gratings (LPFGs) were fabricated by self-annealing of a polymer-filled silica hollow optical fiber without an amplitudemask, and show high temperature sensitivity. The spectral characteristics are modeled using the transfer matrix method, achieving goodmatch with experimental results, and making possible further application.

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