Spectro-temporal shaping of broadband optical wavepackets via programmable on-chip photonics
Abstract
The ability to precisely shape the properties of light over multiple degrees of freedom constitutes the foundation of modern photonic architectures. Broadband sources with addressable spectro-temporal content are for instance critical for applications spanning biomedical imaging, material processing, lidar, and ultrafast spectroscopy, but also key enabling technologies in quantum information processing, high-capacity communications, and optical computing. Yet, flexible and adjustable spectro-temporal shaping so far remains a significant challenge, as it requires the simultaneous manipulation of both frequency and temporal domains across broad spectral bandwidths and extended timescales, from femtoseconds to nanoseconds. Importantly, conventional approaches to spectro-temporal processing typically rely on bulky and complex optical systems that lack scalability and flexibility, ultimately hampering their utility for applications requiring addressable multiphotonic processes. Here, we present a framework for spectro-temporal wavepacket control over a broad bandwidth, merging programmable integrated photonics with high-speed optical characterization. Leveraging machine leaning for tailoring nonlinear pulse propagation, we experimentally report scalable and on-demand shaping of broadband ultrafast pulse patterns. We demonstrate the efficacy of our method through reconfigurable power across 400 nm bandwidth with picosecond resolution, with promises for applications where precise control over light is paramount, in particular those needing versatile and controllable multiphoton excitations.
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BibTeX
@misc{chaves2026spectrotemporal,
title = {{Spectro-temporal shaping of broadband optical wavepackets via programmable on-chip photonics}},
author = {Bruno P. Chaves and Jérémy Saucourt and Van Thuy Hoang and Alexis Bougaud and Yassin Boussafa and Erwan Ferrandon and Sai T. Chu and Brent E. Little and David J. Moss and Roberto Morandotti and Vincent Couderc and Benjamin Wetzel},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.07934},
eprint = {2609.07934},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.07934},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Spectro-temporal shaping of broadband optical wavepackets via programmable on-chip photonics
AU - Bruno P. Chaves
AU - Jérémy Saucourt
AU - Van Thuy Hoang
AU - Alexis Bougaud
AU - Yassin Boussafa
AU - Erwan Ferrandon
AU - Sai T. Chu
AU - Brent E. Little
AU - David J. Moss
AU - Roberto Morandotti
AU - Vincent Couderc
AU - Benjamin Wetzel
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/07
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.07934
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.07934
AB - The ability to precisely shape the properties of light over multiple degrees of freedom constitutes the foundation of modern photonic architectures. Broadband sources with addressable spectro-temporal content are for instance critical for applications spanning biomedical imaging, material processing, lidar, and ultrafast spectroscopy, but also key enabling technologies in quantum information processing, high-capacity communications, and optical computing. Yet, flexible and adjustable spectro-temporal shaping so far remains a significant challenge, as it requires the simultaneous manipulation of both frequency and temporal domains across broad spectral bandwidths and extended timescales, from femtoseconds to nanoseconds. Importantly, conventional approaches to spectro-temporal processing typically rely on bulky and complex optical systems that lack scalability and flexibility, ultimately hampering their utility for applications requiring addressable multiphotonic processes. Here, we present a framework for spectro-temporal wavepacket control over a broad bandwidth, merging programmable integrated photonics with high-speed optical characterization. Leveraging machine leaning for tailoring nonlinear pulse propagation, we experimentally report scalable and on-demand shaping of broadband ultrafast pulse patterns. We demonstrate the efficacy of our method through reconfigurable power across 400 nm bandwidth with picosecond resolution, with promises for applications where precise control over light is paramount, in particular those needing versatile and controllable multiphoton excitations.
ER -