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5 papers

physics.optics2026

Benchmarking Dual-Polarization Silicon Nitride Photonic Integrated Circuits for Trapped-Ion Quantum Technologies

Carl-Frederik Grimpe, Anastasiia Lüßmann-Sorokina, Guochun Du +10

Trapped ions are one of the most advanced platforms for quantum technologies, with applications ranging from quantum computing to precision timekeeping. A crucial step towards more…

physics.optics2026

High-Beam-Quality Meta-Grating Couplers for Large Collimated Free-Space Beams on Silicon-on-Insulator

Max Schittenhelm, Sebastian Häfner, Steffen Sauer +1

Photonic integrated circuits on the silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform typically interface with free space via grating couplers, but scaling these to collimated beams with diamete…

physics.optics2026

Laser stabilized to a room temperature cavity with AlGaAs coatings reaching fractional frequency instability

Chun Yu Ma, Jialiang Yu, Steffen Sauer +6

We present a laser system referenced to a room-temperature ultrastable cavity employing crystalline AlGaAs coatings. We demonstrate a fractional frequency instability of $4.2 \time…

physics.optics2025

Mechanical loss and stability analysis of NEXCERA in ultra-stable optical cavities

Nico Wagner, Mateusz Narożnik, Marcin Bober +3

NEXCERA has emerged as a ceramic-based material for spacers in ultra-stable optical cavities, with a coefficient of thermal expansion that crosses zero near room temperature. In su…

physics.optics2025

Guidelines for designs for ultrastable laser with fractional frequency instability

Joannès Barbarat, Erik Benkler, Marcin Bober +46

Lasers with long coherence time and narrow linewidth are an essential tool for quantum sensors and clocks. Ultrastable cavities and laser systems are now commercially available wit…