Silicon nitride photonics

In close collaboration with LioniX International, we study low-loss silicon nitride as the material platform for linear and nonlinear optical signal processing. We design and optimize basic building blocks such as ring resonators and Mach-Zehnder interferometers and arrange them in high density circuits for RF photonic signal processing applications, including optical beamforming, microwave photonic filtering, and integrated quantum photonics.

Silicon nitride photonic chip

Key publications
  • C. Roeloffzen, M. Hoekman, E. J. Klein, L. S. Wevers, R.B.Timens, D. Marchenko, D.
    Geskus, R. Dekker, A. Alippi, R. Grootjans, A. van Rees, R. M Oldenbeuving, J. P.
    Epping, R. G Heideman, K.Worhoff, A. Leinse, D. Geuzebroek, E. Schreuder, P.W.L.
    van Dijk, I. Visscher, C. Taddei, Y. Fan, C.Taballione, Y. Liu, D. Marpaung, L. Zhuang,
    M. Benelajla, K-J Boller “Low-Loss Si3N4 TriPleX Optical Waveguides: Technology
    and Applications Overview”, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 24, 4 (2018)  [pdf]

  • C. Xiong, , X. Zhang, A. Mahendra, J. He, D.Y. Choi, C.J. Chae, D. Marpaung, A.
    Leinse, R.G. Heideman, M. Hoekman, C.G.H. Roeloffzen, R.M. Oldenbeuving, P.W.L.
    van Dijk, C. Taddei, P. H.W. Leong, and B. J. Eggleton , “A compact and reconfigurable silicon nitride time-bin entanglement circuit “, Optica 2, 724 (2015)  [pdf]

  • C. G. H. Roeloffzen, L. Zhuang, C. Taddei, A. Leinse, R. G. Heideman, P. W. L. van
    Dijk, R. M. Oldenbeuving, D. Marpaung, M. Burla, and K. -J. Boller, “Silicon nitride
    microwave photonic circuits,” Optics Express 21, 22937 (2013)  [pdf]

  • D. Marpaung, B. Morrison, R. Pant, C. Roeloffzen, A. Leinse, M. Hoekman, R. Heideman, and B. J. Eggleton, “Si3N4 ring resonator-based microwave photonic notch filter with an ultrahigh peak rejection,” Optics Express 21, 23286 (2013)  [pdf]
  • L. Zhuang, D. Marpaung, M. Burla, W.P. Beeker, A. Leinse and C. Roeloffzen, “Low loss, high-index-contrast Si3N4/SiO2 optical waveguides for optical delay lines in microwave photonics signal processing,” Optics Express, 19(23), (2011)  [pdf]
  • D. Marpaung, L. Chevalier, M. Burla and C. Roeloffzen, “Impulse radio ultrawideband pulse shaper based on a programmable photonic chip temporal differentiator,” Optics Express, 19(25), (2011)  [pdf]
  • L. Zhuang, C. Roeloffzen , A. Meijerink , M. Burla, D. Marpaung, A. Leinse, , M. Hoekman, R.G. Heideman, and W. van Etten, “Novel ring resonator-based integrated photonic beamformer for broadband phased array receive antennas – part II: experimental prototype,” Journal of Lightwave Technology 28, 19, (2010)  [pdf]