Collaborative Research: Slow and Stopped Light Photonics with Atomic Spectroscopy Chips

该计划的目标是创建第一套基于量子干涉的慢光和停止光光子器件。量子干涉产生了一些有史以来观察到的最强的光-物质相互作用，包括电磁诱导透明（EIT），慢光和停止光。存在大量可能的应用，包括光学数据处理，增强传感，（量子）光学存储器和量子信息处理。然而，到目前为止，还没有一个可行的平台，结合大量子干涉效应与光子器件integration.The智力价值的这个项目是探索使用最近开发的独立的原子光谱平台，创造一个新的一类光子器件的基础上量子干涉。为此，将开发用于高温和高光密度操作的第二代空芯波导光谱芯片，并用于演示芯片上的停止光。一套新颖的，规范的光子器件芯片级传感和光信号处理的基础上量子干涉，慢和停止光将被证明。这类新的器件将对光子学中非固体（原子）介质的使用产生变革性的影响。这项工作的更广泛影响是将几个领域结合起来，包括微细加工、集成光学、原子光谱和器件物理。这个合作项目将为研究生和本科生提供获得独特的多学科技能的机会。该计划是由一些推广工作的补充，通过在UCSC和杨百翰大学分别建立和成功的计划，从代表性不足的群体招募本科生。

The objective of this program is to create the first set of quantum interference based slow and stopped light photonic devices. Quantum interference creates some of the strongest light-matter interactions ever observed, including electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT), slow light, and stopped light. A large number of possible applications exist, including optical data processing, enhanced sensing, (quantum) optical memories, and quantum information processing. However, to date there is no viable platform that combines large quantum interference effects with photonic device integration.The intellectual merit of this project is to explore the use of a recently developed self-contained atomic spectroscopy platform for creating a new class of photonic devices based on quantum interference. To this end, a second generation hollow-core waveguide spectroscopy chip for high temperature and high optical density operation will be developed and used to demonstrate stopped light on a chip. A set of novel, canonical photonic devices for chip-scale sensing and optical signal processing based on quantum interference, slow and stopped light will be demonstrated. This new class of devices will have transformative impact on the use of non-solid (atomic) media for photonics.The broader impacts of this work are to unite several fields, including microfabrication, integrated optics, atomic spectroscopy, and device physics. This collaborative project will provide opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students to acquire a unique, multidisciplinary skill set. The program is complemented by a number of outreach efforts to recruit undergraduate students from underrepresented groups through established and successful programs at UCSC and BYU, respectively.