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Data for 'An all-optical spatial light modulator for reconfigurable silicon photonic circuits'
Data for 'An all-optical spatial light modulator for reconfigurable silicon photonic circuits'
Reconfigurable photonic devices capable of routing the flow of light enable flexible integrated-optic circuits that are not hard-wired but can be externally controlled. Analogous to free-space spatial light modulators, we demonstrate all-optical wavefront shaping in integrated silicon-on-insulator photonic devices by modifying the spatial refractive index profile of the device employing ultraviolet pulsed laser excitation. Applying appropriate excitation patterns grants us full control over the optical transfer function of telecommunication-wavelength light travelling through the device, thus allowing us to redefine its functionalities. As a proof-of-concept, we experimentally demonstrate routing of light between the ports of a multimode interference power splitter with more than 97% total efficiency and negligible losses. Wavefront shaping in integrated photonic circuits provides a conceptually new approach toward achieving highly adaptable and field-programmable photonic circuits with applications in optical testing and data communication.
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Bruck, Roman
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Vynck, Kevin
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Lalanne, Philippe
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Mills, Benjamin
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Thomson, David
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Mashanovich, Goran
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Reed, Graham
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Muskens, Otto
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Bruck, Roman
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Vynck, Kevin
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Lalanne, Philippe
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Mills, Benjamin
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Thomson, David
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Mashanovich, Goran
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Reed, Graham
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Muskens, Otto
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Bruck, Roman, Vynck, Kevin, Lalanne, Philippe, Mills, Benjamin, Thomson, David, Mashanovich, Goran, Reed, Graham and Muskens, Otto (2016) Data for 'An all-optical spatial light modulator for reconfigurable silicon photonic circuits'. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/384788 [Dataset]

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Reconfigurable photonic devices capable of routing the flow of light enable flexible integrated-optic circuits that are not hard-wired but can be externally controlled. Analogous to free-space spatial light modulators, we demonstrate all-optical wavefront shaping in integrated silicon-on-insulator photonic devices by modifying the spatial refractive index profile of the device employing ultraviolet pulsed laser excitation. Applying appropriate excitation patterns grants us full control over the optical transfer function of telecommunication-wavelength light travelling through the device, thus allowing us to redefine its functionalities. As a proof-of-concept, we experimentally demonstrate routing of light between the ports of a multimode interference power splitter with more than 97% total efficiency and negligible losses. Wavefront shaping in integrated photonic circuits provides a conceptually new approach toward achieving highly adaptable and field-programmable photonic circuits with applications in optical testing and data communication.

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Published date: 2016
Organisations: Physics & Astronomy, Quantum, Light & Matter Group, ORC Research, Photonic Systems Circuits & Sensors
Projects:
Complex nanophotonic and plasmonic networks for ultrafast optical devices

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Local EPrints ID: 384788
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/384788
PURE UUID: 8213ccd2-8a07-4c05-89cb-35d15d43498e
ORCID for Benjamin Mills: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1784-1012
ORCID for Otto Muskens: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-5504

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Date deposited: 12 Apr 2016 13:56
Last modified: 05 Nov 2023 02:43

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Creator: Roman Bruck
Creator: Kevin Vynck
Creator: Philippe Lalanne
Creator: Benjamin Mills ORCID iD
Creator: David Thomson
Creator: Graham Reed
Creator: Otto Muskens ORCID iD

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