Multi-Input Signal Phase Stabilization in Photonic Processors with On-Chip Feedback Control

Reconfigurability, coupled with stable output, is essential for scaling integrated photonic systems to large footprints and high channel counts. We address phase instability in multimode photonic processors by implementing an on-chip feedback control (FBC) scheme that stabilizes the relative phase of multi-port inputs. Following theoretical analysis and simulations for four input signals, we experimentally realize FBC in a 4X4 Hadamard transformation and achieve temporal output stabilization. The results align with predictions, confirming robust interference and coherent combining under active control. This method enables reliable operation of reconfigurable multimode interferometers for quantum and classical information processing, and can be extended to larger processors.

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2025-09-23
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https://doi.org/10.1364/opticaopen.30186601
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Photonic and Optical Devices
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Multi-Input Signal Phase Stabilization in Photonic Processors with On-Chip Feedback Control

Igor A. Litvin, Paul Kohl, Janis Nötzel, Gökhan Elmas
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Multi-Input Signal Phase Stabilization in Photonic Processors with On-Chip Feedback Control

Igor A. Litvin, Paul Kohl, Janis Nötzel, Gökhan Elmas
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Abstract

Reconfigurability, coupled with stable output, is essential for scaling integrated photonic systems to large footprints and high channel counts. We address phase instability in multimode photonic processors by implementing an on-chip feedback control (FBC) scheme that stabilizes the relative phase of multi-port inputs. Following theoretical analysis and simulations for four input signals, we experimentally realize FBC in a 4X4 Hadamard transformation and achieve temporal output stabilization. The results align with predictions, confirming robust interference and coherent combining under active control. This method enables reliable operation of reconfigurable multimode interferometers for quantum and classical information processing, and can be extended to larger processors.

European Commission, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Openalex Percentile: Top 75%
Photonic and Optical Devices
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