High-speed coherent photonic random-access memory in long-lasting sound waves

Abstract

In recent years, remarkable advances in photonic computing have highlighted the need for photonic memory, particularly high-speed and coherent random-access memory. Addressing the ongoing challenge of implementing photonic memories is required to fully harness the potential of photonic computing. A photonic-phononic memory based on stimulated Brillouin scattering is a possible solution as it coherently transfers optical information into sound waves at high-speed access times. Such an optoacoustic memory has shown great potential as it fulfils key requirements for high-performance optical random-access memory due to its coherence, on-chip compatibility, frequency selectivity, and high bandwidth. However, the storage time has so far been limited to a few nanoseconds due to the nanosecond decay of the acoustic wave. In this work, we experimentally enhance the intrinsic storage time of an optoacoustic memory by more than one order of magnitude and coherently retrieve optical information after a storage time of 120 ns. This is achieved by employing the optoacoustic memory in a highly nonlinear fiber at 4.2 K, increasing the intrinsic phonon lifetime by a factor of six. We demonstrate the capability of our scheme by measuring the initial and readout optical data pulse with a direct and double homodyne detection scheme. Finally, we analyze the dynamics of the optoacoustic memory at different cryogenic temperatures in the range of 4.2 K to 20 K and compare the findings to continuous wave measurements. The extended storage time is not only beneficial for photonic computing, but also for Brillouin applications that require long phonon lifetimes, such as optoacoustic filters, true-time delay networks, and synthesizers in microwave photonics.

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