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ArticleNature communications2025

An integrated photonic engine for programmable atomic control.

Ian Christen, Thomas Propson, Madison Sutula, Hamed Sattari, Gregory Choong, Christopher Panuski, Alexander Melville, Justin Mallek, Cole Brabec, Scott Hamilton and 5 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Ian ChristenResearch Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. ichr@mit.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5841-6488
Thomas PropsonResearch Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Madison SutulaResearch Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9676-5611
Hamed SattariCentre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM), Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Gregory ChoongCentre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM), Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Christopher PanuskiResearch Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7969-8226
Alexander MelvilleLincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, MA, USA.
Justin MallekLincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, MA, USA.
Cole BrabecResearch Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Scott HamiltonLincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7500-2858
P Benjamin DixonLincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4546-2682
Adrian J MenssenResearch Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Danielle BrajeLincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2134-0376
Amir H GhadimiCentre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM), Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Dirk EnglundResearch Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. englund@mit.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1043-3489

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Solutions for scalable, high-performance optical control are important for the development of scaled atom-based quantum technologies. Modulation of many individual optical beams is central to applying arbitrary gate and control sequences on arrays of atoms or atom-like systems. At telecom wavelengths, miniaturization of optical components via photonic integration has pushed the scale and performance of classical and quantum optics far beyond the limitations of bulk devices. However, material platforms for high-speed telecom integrated photonics lack transparency at the short wavelengths required by leading atomic systems. Here, we propose and implement a scalable and reconfigurable photonic control architecture using integrated, visible-light modulators based on thin-film lithium niobate. We combine this system with techniques in free-space optics and holography to demonstrate multi-channel, gigahertz-rate visible beamshaping. When applied to silicon-vacancy artificial atoms, our system enables the spatial and spectral addressing of a dynamically-selectable set of these stochastically-positioned point emitters.

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PMCPMC11696560

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