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Guillaume Ducournau

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arXiv2026

Fully optoelectronic coherent THz spectroscopy

Coherent terahertz spectroscopy of molecular transients has so far relied on electronic sources whose bandwidth is limited to a fraction of their center frequency. Photoconductive devices offer a complementary approach, combining intrinsically broadband operation with coherent optoelectronic generation and detection. We report free-induction-decay spectroscopy of carbonyl sulfide at 0.29 THz in which, to our knowledge for the first time, both the pulsed emitter and the coherent heterodyne receiver are LT-GaAs photoconductors simultaneously pumped by a single free-running dual-frequency Ti:Sa laser. The receiver operates within 15 dB of the thermal noise limit, and the shared optical reference maintains phase coherence over more than 1000 averaged acquisitions. The measured transients agree with a time-domain Maxwell-Bloch model based on HITRAN parameters. These results demonstrate the feasibility of fully optoelectronic coherent THz spectroscopy and establish photoconductive optoelectronic mixing as a practical route toward frequency-agile, high-resolution coherent THz spectrometers over broad spectral ranges.

physics.app-ph↗
arXiv2026

Dispersion-Engineered Terahertz Silicon Interconnects Enabling Terabit-Scale Data Links

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data-centric computing is driving exabyte-scale data transfer, pushing conventional interconnect technologies toward fundamental bandwidth and energy limits. Although optical interconnects provide high-capacity and long-reach communication, their complexity and energy overhead limit scalability in short-reach chiplet-based and on-chip systems. Terahertz (THz) silicon interconnects offer a promising alternative by bridging electronics and photonics in compact, complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible platforms capable of high bandwidth and low latency. However, practical THz interconnects require simultaneous multi-band operation, dual-polarization support, low propagation loss, low group-velocity dispersion (GVD), and terabit-per-second throughput, while avoiding Bragg-induced stopbands and dispersion penalties at high frequencies. Here, we demonstrate a CMOS-compatible, centimetre-scale, multi-band on-chip THz data link achieving an aggregate throughput of 1.004 Tbps. The performance is enabled by suppressing Bragg-induced stopbands using dispersion-engineered, effective-medium-supported unclad silicon waveguides, resulting in flat transmission and low-ripple group delay across multiple THz bands. The waveguide platform operates from 220 to 500 GHz and supports both transverse-electric (TE) and transverse-magnetic (TM) polarizations with low path loss, low bending loss, and low GVD. Fourteen channels in a straight waveguide and twelve channels in a 90$^\circ$ bend achieve aggregate data rates of 1.004 Tbps and 0.895 Tbps, respectively, with GVD as low as 0.15 ps$^2$/mm over the full operating band. These results establish a scalable and energy-efficient THz interconnect platform for high-density on-chip and chip-to-chip communication fabrics targeting next-generation AI systems and emerging 6G technologies.

physics.optics↗
arXiv2026

Terahertz Communications Using Effective-Medium-Slot Waveguides

All-dielectric effective-medium-clad waveguides have been widely exploited in terahertz communications owing to their extremely low loss, low dispersion, and broad bandwidth. In this work, we propose a substrateless effective-medium-slot waveguide. Additionally, we introduce a taper-free interface that allows terahertz waves to directly couple from a metallic hollow waveguide without requiring dielectric insertion. By engineering slot couplers with an effectivemedium channel for impedance and modal matching, the waveguide achieves a fractional 3-dB bandwidth of 40% with a maximum coupling efficiency of 90% in the WR-2.2 band (330-500 GHz). By employing a broadband uni-traveling-carrier photodiode transmitter and sub-harmonic mixer receivers, we achieve an aggregated data rate of 0.8 Tbit/s with quadrature amplitude modulation schemes across 14 channels from 330-600 GHz. The effective-medium-slot waveguide platform yields robust broadband coupling with enhanced mechanical protection, offering reliable interconnects for ultra-high-speed terahertz integrated systems.

physics.optics↗
arXiv2023

On-chip Amorphous THz Topological Photonic Interconnects

Valley Hall photonic crystals (VPCs) offer the potential to create topological waveguides capable of guiding light through sharp bends on a chip. They can seamlessly integrate with functional components while occupying minimal space, making them a promising technology for terahertz (THz) topological photonic integrated circuits. However, a significant limitation for THz-scale integrated VPC-based devices has been the absence of arbitrary bend interconnects. Due to the crystalline symmetry, the traditional VPC designs restrict waveguides to the principal lattice axes (i.e., only 0-, 60- or 120- degree orientations). Here, we present an on-chip, all silicon implementation of deformed VPCs enabling topological waveguides with a variety of shapes and bends. Although the lattice is amorphous and lacks long-range periodicity, the topological protection of the waveguides is sustained by short-range order. We experimentally demonstrate the robust on-chip transmission of THz waves through waveguides of complicated shapes and arbitrary bends. We implement an amorphous lattice that serves as a frequency-dependent router capable of splitting the input signal into two perpendicular output ports, which cannot be achieved with an undeformed VPC. In addition, we showcase on-chip THz communication through 90 degree and P-shaped VPC waveguides, achieving data rates of 72 Gbit/s and 32 Gbit/s, respectively. Our findings demonstrate that the amorphous topological photonic crystals significantly enhance the adaptability of on-chip interconnections while preserving the performance of the topological waveguides.

physics.optics↗