Nonlinear Electro‐Optic Visible Photonic Circuits for Solid‐State Quantum Defects
Integrated visible photonic engines for solid-state quantum defects provide a foundation for scalable quantum networks. While miniaturization is advancing, active manipulation remains limited by the difficulty of achieving simultaneous milliwatt-scale visible light generation and high-contrast modulation. Despite extensive efforts, the concurrent chip-scale realization of nonlinear frequency conversion and fast temporal gating for high-fidelity quantum control has remained elusive. Here, we demonstrate a monolithic thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) platform integrating periodically poled frequency conversion with GHz-bandwidth electro-optic (EO) switching. The device delivers off-chip green-light power exceeding 1 mW with an extinction ratio (ER) of 42.2 dB, enabling coherent spin control and time-resolved lifetime measurements of individual nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond through nanosecond gating. System performance is validated through pulsed optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR), Rabi oscillations, and Ramsey interference, supported by time-tagged photon counting with nanosecond resolution. By unifying sufficient nonlinear light generation with high-speed active manipulation, this platform establishes a scalable framework for the realization of high-rate quantum communication nodes.
Authors
- Hojoong Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7059-1713)
- Hyounghan Kwon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9257-687X)
- Dae‐Hwan Ahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5472-6016)
- Min‐Kyo Seo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0618-3955)
- Dongyeon Daniel Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7778-3195)
- Soo Jin Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7445-2454)
- Junhyung Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7763-8227)
- Jinil Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5403-5635)
- Hye-yoon Jeon
- Yong-gwon Kim
- Jaepil Park
- Yong Soo Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9917-8199)
- Yongchan Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7502-1420)
- Hansol Kim
- Yeeun Choi
Institutions
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KR)
- Korea University (KR)
- Sejong University (KR)
- Kyung Hee University (KR)
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KR)
- Korea University of Science and Technology (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2026-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.75321
- Primary Topic
- Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- National Research Council of Science and Technology