Abstract
We propose an electro-optic approach for transparent optical networking, in which frequency channels are actively transformed into any desired mapping in a wavelength-multiplexed environment. Based on electro-optic phase modulators and Fourier-transform pulse shapers, our all-optical frequency processor (AFP) is examined numerically for the specific operations of frequency channel hopping and broadcasting, and found capable of implementing these transformations with favorable component requirements. Extending our analysis via a mutual-information-based metric for system optimization, we show how to optimize transformation performance under limited resources in a classical context, contrasting the results with those found using metrics motivated by quantum information, such as fidelity and success probability. Given its compatibility with on-chip implementation, as well as elimination of optical-to-electrical conversion in frequency channel switching, the AFP looks to offer valuable potential in silicon photonic network design, as well as the realization of high-dimensional frequency-bin gates.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 8902062 |
Pages (from-to) | 1678-1687 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Lightwave Technology |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2020 |
Funding
Manuscript received October 3, 2019; accepted November 8, 2019. Date of publication November 15, 2019; date of current version April 1, 2020. This work was supported in part by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Quantum Algorithm Teams and Early Career Research Program, and in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant 1839191-ECCS. (Corresponding author: Joseph M. Lukens.) J. M. Lukens, B. Qi, P. Lougovski, and B. P. Williams are with the Quantum Information Science Group, Computational Sciences and Engineering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA (e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]).
Keywords
- Electrooptic modulators
- frequency combs
- optical pulse shaping
- phase modulation
- quantum computing