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Full Phononic Bandgap in 2D-Optomechanical Crystals

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFA1
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• Mayer Alegre, Thiago P; Safavi-Naeini, Amir H; Winger, Martin; Painter, Oskar
• We demonstrate simultaneous strong confinement and interaction of photons and phonons in a quasi two-dimensional (2D) slab.

Low Power Resonant Optical Excitation of an Optomechanical Cavity

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFA2
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• Gong, Yiyang; Rundquist, Armand; Majumdar, Arka; Vuckovic, Jelena
• We demonstrate the actuation of a double beam optomechanical cavity with a sinusoidally varying optical input power. We observe the driven mechanical motion with only 200 nW...

Optomechanically-coupled Fishbone-shaped Double-beam Nanoresonators

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFA3
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• Lee, Seung Hoon; You, Jong-Bum; Chang, Jee Soo; Lee, Yong-Hee; Lee, Seung S; Lee, Kwang-Cheol; Min, Bumki
• We demonstrate gradient-force-induced mechanical oscillations in optomechanically-coupled fishbone-shaped double-beam nanocavities. Details in design, fabrication, and measurement will...

Optomechanical coupling in slot-type photonic crystal cavities

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFA4
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• Li, Ying; Zheng, Jiangjun; Tan, Hung-Bing; Aras, Mehmet; Stein, A; Gao, Jie; Shu, Jing; Wong, Chee Wei
• We demonstrate a strong optomechanical coupling air-slot photonic crystal cavity (gom=940GHz/nm). Optical and mechanical measurements are shown. Radio-frequency spectrum is obtained...

Mechanically Compliant High Contrast Grating Mirrors for Radiation Pressure Cooling

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFA5
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• Kemiktarak, Utku; Metcalfe, Michael; Durand, Mathieu; Lawall, John
• We have developed micromechanical membranes with high reflectivity and low mass for optical cooling. By patterning silicon nitride membranes with grating structures we have achieved...

Reflective silicon binary diffraction grating for visible wavelengths

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFA6
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• Peng, Zhen; Faraon, Andrei; Fattal, David; Fiorentino, Marco; Li, Jingjing; Beausoleil, Raymond G
• We introduce a new device based on sub-wavelength resonant gratings. We built a silicon-on-oxide reflective binary grating for visible light that mimics the functionality of a blazed...

Gradient-Index Adiabatic Impedance Matching (GRIN-AIM) Antireflective Diffractive Optics

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFA7
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• Chang, Chih-Hao; Dominguez-Caballero, Jose A; Choi, Hyungryul J; Barbastathis, George
• We have experimentally demonstrated suppression of reflection diffracted orders by at least 100 in a silicon grating by tapered nanostructures emulating adiabatic index matching.

Lasers on Silicon

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFB1
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• Bowers, John E
• A number of important breakthroughs in the past decade have focused attention on Si as a photonic platform. We review here recent worldwide progress in this field, focusing on efforts...

Multi-Layer Low-Temperature Deposited CMOS Photonics for Microelectronics Backend Integration

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFB2
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• Sherwood-Droz, Nicolás; Lipson, Michal
• We experimentally show vertically-stacked, multi-layer, low-temperature deposited photonics for integration on processed electronics. Waveguides, microrings, and crossings are...

7 Gbit/s Data Transmission over 500 m Multimode Fiber with Monolithically Integrated Bidirectional VCSEL-Based Transceiver Chips

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFB3
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• Kern, Alexander; Wahl, Dietmar; Paul, Sujoy; Haidar, Mohammad Tanvir; Blood, Rainer; Schwarz, Wolfgang; Michalzik, Rainer
• We present design, fabrication and operation characteristics of AlGaAs-based transceiver chips with monolithically integrated VCSELs and PIN photodetectors. Up to 7 Gbit/s data...

Hybrid-Integrated Germanium Photodetector and CMOS Receiver Operating at 15 Gb/s

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFB4
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• Lee, Benjamin G; Assefa, Solomon; Schow, Clint; Green, William M; Rylyakov, Alexander; John, Richard A; Kash, Jeffrey A; Vlasov, Yurii A
• A waveguide-integrated metal-semiconductor-metal photodetector is integrated with an analog 90-nm CMOS receiver. Error-free 15-Gb/s operation is achieved with an efficiency of 4.7...

Portable Acetylene Frequency References inside Sealed Hollow-core Kagome Photonic Crystal Fiber

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFC1
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• Wang, Chenchen; Wheeler, Natalie V; Lim, Jinkang; Knabe, Kevin; Grogan, Michael; Wang, Yingying; Washburn, Brian R; Benabid, Fetah; Corwin, Kristan L
• A continuous-wave diode laser is stabilized to a near-infrared acetylene transition inside a sealed kagome photonic crystal fiber. Stability and absolute frequency are measured with a...

Precision Calculation of Blackbody Radiation Shifts for Metrology at the 18th Decimal Place

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFC3
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• Safronova, Marianna; Kozlov, Mikhail; Clark, Charles W
• We present a new approach for accurate calculation of atomic polarizabilities, apply it to evaluate BBR shifts in optical clock transitions in Al⁺, B⁺ and...

Optical direct comparison of two 87Sr lattice clocks using a >50km fiber link

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFC4
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• Ido, Tetsuya; Fujieda, Miho; Yamaguchi, Atsushi; Kumagai, Motohiro; Hachisu, Hidekazu; Nagano, Shigeo; Takano, Tetsushi; Takamoto, Masao; Katori, Hidetoshi
• >50km optical fiber link connecting NICT and Univ. of Tokyo has enabled direct comparison of 87Sr lattice clocks locating in each site. Transmission instability 2×10-14@1s...

Low-Noise Remote Transfer of a Phase-Encoded Frequency Comb through a 320m Phase-Stabilized Fiber

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFC5
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• Kirchner, Matthew; Diddams, Scott
• 640 frequency-stabilized comb modes are controlled in a line-by-line pulse shaper and transmitted through a noise-cancelled 320m fiber. This allows for transmission of phase-stable,...

Ultra-Low Phase Noise Microwaves from Optical References

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFC6
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• Taylor, Jennifer; Fortier, Tara; Kirchner, Matthew; Quinlan, Frank; Lemke, Nathan; Ludlow, Andrew; Jiang, Yanyi; Oates, Christopher; Diddams, Scott A
• We show a photonic oscillator providing 10 GHz microwaves having L(f)=-104 dBc/Hz at 1 Hz offset and fractional instability ≤8x10^-16 at 1 s. These values are verified...

Microwave generation with low residual phase noise from a femtosecond fiber laser with an intracavity EOM

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFC7
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• Swann, William; Baumann, Esther; Giorgetta, Fabrizio; Newbury, Nathan R
• A femtosecond fiber laser with an intracavity electro-optic modulator is phase-locked to a high-finesse cavity through two cw transfer lasers. The residual phase noise at the 300 MHz...

40-Gb/s Direct Modulation of Optical Injection-Locked Photonic Crystal Laser

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFD1
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• Chen, Chin-Hui; Takeda, Koji; Shinya, Akihiko; Nozaki, Kengo; Sato, Tomonari; Kawaguchi, Yoshihiro; Notomi, Masaya; Matsuo, Shinji
• We propose a three-terminal device based on an optical injection-locked photonic crystal laser to achieve high-speed off-chip interconnection to meet future network-on-chip needs. 40...

30 GHz Relaxation Resonance Frequency and 35 Gbit/s Data Rate in Single-Mode 850 nm VCSELs

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFD2
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• Lott, James
• We report single-mode 850 nm-range VCSELs with a relaxation resonance frequency as high as 30 GHz, peak output power up to 2.0 mW, and a record data rate of 35 Gbit/s.

980-nm VCSELs for Optical Interconnects at 25 Gb/s up to 120 °C and 12.5 Gb/s up to 155°C

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• CLEO: Science and Innovations (CLEO_SI) 2011 paper: CFD3
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• Hofmann, Werner H; Moser, Philip; Mutig, Alex; Wolf, Philip; Unrau, Waldemar; Bimberg, Dieter
• We present high-speed high-temperature 980-nm VCSELs operating continuous-wave up to 200°C demonstrating clear open eyes at 12.5 Gb/s and 25 Gb/s at temperatures of 155°C and...