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Giacomo Corrielli¹, Andrea Crespi¹, Riccardo Geremia²

¹1] Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IFN-CNR), Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy [2] Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy.

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Researchers developed novel integrated optical waveplates using femtosecond laser pulses. These devices enable precise control over light polarization for advanced optical sensing and quantum communication applications.

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Area of Science:

Photonics and Optical Engineering
Quantum Information Science

Background:

Precise control of light polarization is essential for optical sensing, communication, and quantum technologies.
Integrated optics offer advantages in phase stability and miniaturization, but fabricating devices for arbitrary polarization control remains challenging with conventional methods.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate a novel method for fabricating integrated optical waveplates with arbitrarily rotated birefringence axes.
To validate the utility of these fabricated waveplates in a practical quantum information application.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of waveguide-based optical waveplates using femtosecond laser pulses.
Demonstration of arbitrarily rotated birefringence axes in the fabricated waveplates.
Implementation of the waveplates in a compact device for quantum state tomography of entangled photons.

Main Results:

Successful fabrication of integrated optical waveplates with tunable polarization control.
Demonstrated arbitrary rotation of the birefringence axis, overcoming limitations of conventional lithography.
Validated the component's performance in a quantum state tomography setup for entangled photons.

Conclusions:

Femtosecond laser-based fabrication offers a viable route to integrated optical devices for arbitrary polarization manipulation.
This technology enables compact and stable integrated solutions for quantum information processing and polarimetric sensing.
Opens new avenues for advanced integrated photonic devices in classical and quantum regimes.