Novel solitons and topological quantum states using silicon photonics

Dr. Andrea Blanco-Redondo (Nokia Bell Labs)

Novel solitons and topological quantum states using silicon photonics

Abstract: In this talk I will review our work on nonlinear and topological photonics in silicon. In the first part of my talk, I will unveil our latest results on the recently discovered pure-quartic solitons, including our demonstration of the first pure-quartic soliton laser and its new energy-width scaling law. In the second part, I will cover recent developments in the field of topological quantum photonics with special emphasis on our experimental demonstration of topologically protected path-entangled states in silicon waveguide arrays.