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X-WR-CALNAME:ECEE Seminar: Exploring Quantum Nonlinear Interactions in Thin
 -Film Lithium Niobate: From Device Physics to Quantum Interference
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Mountain Time (US & Canada)
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DESCRIPTION:Abstract: In recent years\, the fabrication of integrated photo
 nic devices based on thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) has advanced signifi
 cantly\, enabling the realization of increasingly complex optical circuits
 . This progress could have a profound technological impact\, owing to the 
 relatively strong second-order (χ²) nonlinear response of lithium niobat
 e. However\, fully exploiting this nonlinearity is far from straightforwar
 d\, particularly in resonant structures that must operate over broad spect
 ral bandwidths\, where the effects of material chromatic dispersion become
  significant. In the first part of this talk\, I will present an approach 
 to highly efficient photon-pair generation across an exceptionally wide sp
 ectral range by leveraging the unique properties of linearly uncoupled res
 onators. In the second part\, I will show that\, beyond its technological 
 relevance\, the TFLN platform also provides a powerful means to investigat
 e the interplay between χ² and χ³ interactions occurring within the sa
 me integrated system. This coexistence opens the way to exploring fundamen
 tal aspects of quantum interference in nonlinear optical processes.\n\nBio
 : Marco Liscidini received the Ph.D. degree in physics from the University
  of Pavia (Italy) in 2006. From 2007 to 2009\, he was a Post-Doctoral Fell
 ow in the group of Prof. J. E. Sipe at the Department of Physics of the Un
 iversity of Toronto\, Canada. He is currently Professor at the Department 
 of Physics of the University of Pavia\, a member of the Steering Committee
  of the National Quantum Science and Technology Institute and serves as a 
 technical advisor to Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc.\, Toronto\, Canada a
 nd to Ephos Srl\, Milan\, Italy. His research activity is focused on the t
 heoretical study and modelling of the light-matter interaction in micro- a
 nd nanostructures. He works in several areas of photonics\, including clas
 sical and quantum nonlinear optics\, spontaneous emission\, plasmon and QW
 -exciton polaritons\, optical sensing and bio-sensing\, and photovoltaic e
 ffects. His theoretical research activity is in strong collaboration with 
 experimental groups and in the framework of national\, European\, US\, and
  Canadian research programs. He is a Fellow of Optica.
GEO:40.006927;-105.272004
LOCATION:University Memorial Center (UMC)\, 425
SUMMARY:ECEE Seminar: Exploring Quantum Nonlinear Interactions in Thin-Film
  Lithium Niobate: From Device Physics to Quantum Interference
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 antum-nonlinear-interactions-in-thin-film-lithium-niobate-from-device-phys
 ics-to-quantum-interference
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