QPL at UCSB

About The Lab

In the Quantum Photonics Lab, we develop integrated photonic technologies for quantum information science, communications, computing, and sensing. Our research spans heterogeneous photonic integration, nonlinear and quantum photonics, engineered quantum emitters, and cryogenic photonic systems, with an emphasis on moving beyond individual devices toward scalable, tightly integrated architectures. We combine ultralow-loss SiN photonic circuits with III-V semiconductors, nonlinear and electro-optic materials, quantum emitters, magneto-optic materials, photodetectors, and electronic and mechanical functionality to realize new capabilities for generating, manipulating, transmitting, and detecting quantum states of light. Across these efforts, we integrate device modeling, nanofabrication, and precision optical and electrical measurements spanning visible to telecommunication wavelengths, millikelvin to ambient temperatures, and DC to RF frequencies. Our goal is to establish scalable photonic platforms that enable deterministic quantum light sources, integrated squeezed-light and entanglement sources, quantum interconnects and networks, photonic-electronic interfaces, and ultrasensitive quantum sensors.

QPL News

QPL and UCSB co-PIs is grateful to the NSF for a $1.15 million grant to purchase the most cutting-edge 3D printing technology available for integrated photonics, quantum devices, microfluidics, and biology!

After successful defenses, they'll be heading off to Qudara (Sahil) and IonQ (Josh) for their next adventures in quantum photonics!

Congrats to the team, including collaborators in the Bassett group (UPenn) and Van de Walle group (UCSB). Excellent team effort developing novel high rate, high-purity, and highly stable single-photon emitters in hBN!

Congrats to the QPL team alongside collaborators at Aarhus, NIST, and EMode Photonix on demonstrating high performance nonlinear and quantum photonic devices in InGaP-on-insulator!

We're excited to work with the Bank group at UT Austin on quantum photonic state analysis and conversion through the DARPA HARQ program!

Congrats to the QPL students presenting at CLEO, including Lilli Thiel's postdeadline talk!

Congrats to Nick and co-authors on their new SiN bullseye cavities designs for quantum emitter integration!

Sahil, Sean, and co-authors prepared an excellent review and tutorial focusing on 2D quantum emitter photonic and electronic integration strategies!

New results from the QPL: A precision magnetometer integrated onto a chip, offering enhanced sensitivity with room temperature operation. Congrats to Paolo for leading this effort!

We're excited to work on cryogenic optical modulators for efficient superconducting quantum computing I/O. Congrats to Paolo for leading this work!

We're excited for the group to be growing with new students and projects in nonlinear quantum photonics!

Congrats to Josh and collaborators Nexus Photonics and David Weld on a new paper on III-V-on-SiN 765-790 nm integrated lasers with mode-hop-free tuning!

Through our on-going collaboration with Cisco Quantum Labs, we delivered our first packaged PIC with 8X entangled-pair sources for their quantum network. Congrats to the QPL and Cisco teams!

New results from the QPL: An array of AlGaAsOI microresonators enables high-rate time- and frequency-bin entanglement, highlighted in PRX Quantum's International Year of Quantum special collection. Congrats to Yiming for leading this work!

We're excited to work with Caltech, Nexus Photonics, UVA, and MIT-LIGO to create squeezed-light PICs!

Congrats to Lilli and the team for their excellent results published in APL on wafer-scale production of InGaP-on-insulator photonics!

Congrats to Trevor, Josh, and Max for their work on entanglement distribution and QKD with our AlGaAs resonators!

Congrats to Paolo on his paper published in Nature Photonics on photonic in-memory computing! The project was led by Paolo and collaborators Nathan Youngblood (UPitt) and Yuya Shoji (Tokyo Institute of Science).

We're excited to developed squeezed-light hardware for remote sensing applications!

We're excited to partner with Xanadu to enhance our quantum photonics learning lab by providing student access to cloud-based quantum computing hardware!

We're excited to work on this new NSF-funded project on quantum sensing with Prof. Caroline Ross at MIT!

Liao's paper on examining integrated photonic approaches to visible-telecom entanglement is now published in ACS Photonics. Congrats to her and the team!

Congrats to Jens-Uwe Kuhn (SBCC) and Demis John (UCSB) for leading this effort!

Our review on integrated quantum photonics with AlGaAs is now published in Optica (in collaboration with Sara Ducci and Florent Baboux)!

Wonderful work on "Integrated Quantum Photonics with III-V Semiconductors". Congrats Trevor!

Congrats to Josh and co-authors for the great work and well-deserved recognition!

Congrats to Quynh (now at UCI) for her achievement and the opportunity to visit with Nobel Laureates in Germany!

Congrats to Sahil, Michael, Kamyar, Nick, Sammy, Landon, and Daniella for the great work!

QPL students Lilli, Nick, Josh, and Trevor will be attending and presenting at the ISS:IQP this summer, congrats!

Michael presented his exciting results on hybrid integration of superconductors and semiconductors with SAW resonators for quantum interconnects. Great job!

QPL is looking forward to developing new graduate student training opportunities in quantum science. Congrats to lead PI David Weld!

Congrats to Hae and Nick for receiving awards!!!

Optica's Optics & Photonics News cover article on UCSB/Thorlabs Crystalline Solutions R&D

Congrats to Kamyar for receiving a fellowship to work with LANL on his 2D material single-quantum emitter project!

Congrats to Paolo Pintus for leading this highlight on "Cryogenic Optical Data Link for Superconducting Circuits"

Congrats to Kamyar and Shaimaa for their research published at Nature Communications and a Featured Perspective article published in APL!

Congrats! See SPIE's 2022 Women in Optics Planner and the MIT Rising Stars to learn more about her research accomplishments and great advice to young researchers.

AVS Quantum Science published our review on chip-scale nonlinear quantum photonics, also featured by AIP.

Congrats to the team for their great work, especially Josh, Trevor, and Lilli for leading this project!

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