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Photonics at MIT Lincoln Laboratory: From Physics to Fielded Systems

Paul Juodawlkis

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Abstract:      Lincoln Laboratory is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) managed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the Department of Defense. Since its establishment in 1951, the Laboratory has performed research and development in support of national security. Much of the work comprises analysis and prototyping of complex systems (e.g., radar, communications, signal collection, imaging, biosensing, cyber security) that is augmented by the internal development of advanced electronic and photonic materials, devices and integrated subsystems. In this talk, I’ll provide an overview of Lincoln Laboratory, focusing on some of the photonic systems that have been fielded and the components that have enabled these system demonstrations. I’ll also describe the Laboratory’s resources and activities to develop photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and their application to microwave systems, inertial sensing, lidar, optical atomic clocks, and quantum computing.