Cascaded Integration of Optical Waveguides With Third-Order Nonlinearity With Lithium Niobate Waveguides on Silicon Substrates

The cascaded integration of optical waveguides with third-order optical nonlinearity (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\chi ^{(3)}$</tex-math></inline-formula> susceptibilitiy) with lithium niobate (LiNbO <inline-formula><tex-math notation="...

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Main Authors: Amirmahdi Honardoost, Guillermo Fernando Camacho Gonzalez, Saeed Khan, Marcin Malinowski, Ashutosh Rao, Jean-Etienne Tremblay, Anupama Yadav, Kathleen Richardson, Ming C. Wu, Sasan Fathpour
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author Amirmahdi Honardoost
Guillermo Fernando Camacho Gonzalez
Saeed Khan
Marcin Malinowski
Ashutosh Rao
Jean-Etienne Tremblay
Anupama Yadav
Kathleen Richardson
Ming C. Wu
Sasan Fathpour
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Guillermo Fernando Camacho Gonzalez
Saeed Khan
Marcin Malinowski
Ashutosh Rao
Jean-Etienne Tremblay
Anupama Yadav
Kathleen Richardson
Ming C. Wu
Sasan Fathpour
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description The cascaded integration of optical waveguides with third-order optical nonlinearity (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\chi ^{(3)}$</tex-math></inline-formula> susceptibilitiy) with lithium niobate (LiNbO <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{3}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) waveguides is demonstrated on the same chip. Thin-film (LiNbO<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{3}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) and chalcogenide (ChG) glass (Ge<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{23}$</tex-math></inline-formula>Sb<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{7}$</tex-math></inline-formula>S<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{70}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) waveguides are integrated on silicon (Si) substrates. An optical mode transition between the two waveguides is achieved through low-loss mode-converting tapers, with a measured loss of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sim$</tex-math></inline-formula>1.5 dB for transverse-electric and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sim$</tex-math></inline-formula>1.75 dB for transverse-magnetic input polarizations. For nonlinear characterization, wavelength conversion via four-wave mixing is demonstrated on the ChG-LN waveguides. This platform provides an efficient method for the utilization of second- and third-order optical nonlinearities on the same chip, rendering it ideal for nonlinear applications such as stabilized octave-spanning optical frequency comb generation.
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spelling doaj-art-707bad3be1374561ada7e097faa37b822025-08-20T03:32:46ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552018-01-011031910.1109/JPHOT.2018.28279958340032Cascaded Integration of Optical Waveguides With Third-Order Nonlinearity With Lithium Niobate Waveguides on Silicon SubstratesAmirmahdi Honardoost0Guillermo Fernando Camacho Gonzalez1Saeed Khan2Marcin Malinowski3Ashutosh Rao4Jean-Etienne Tremblay5Anupama Yadav6Kathleen Richardson7Ming C. Wu8Sasan Fathpour9CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USACREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USACREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USACREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USADepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USACREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USACREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USADepartment of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USACREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USAThe cascaded integration of optical waveguides with third-order optical nonlinearity (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\chi ^{(3)}$</tex-math></inline-formula> susceptibilitiy) with lithium niobate (LiNbO <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{3}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) waveguides is demonstrated on the same chip. Thin-film (LiNbO<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{3}$</tex-math></inline-formula>) and chalcogenide (ChG) glass (Ge<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{23}$</tex-math></inline-formula>Sb<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{7}$</tex-math></inline-formula>S<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{70}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) waveguides are integrated on silicon (Si) substrates. An optical mode transition between the two waveguides is achieved through low-loss mode-converting tapers, with a measured loss of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sim$</tex-math></inline-formula>1.5 dB for transverse-electric and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sim$</tex-math></inline-formula>1.75 dB for transverse-magnetic input polarizations. For nonlinear characterization, wavelength conversion via four-wave mixing is demonstrated on the ChG-LN waveguides. This platform provides an efficient method for the utilization of second- and third-order optical nonlinearities on the same chip, rendering it ideal for nonlinear applications such as stabilized octave-spanning optical frequency comb generation.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8340032/Photonic integrated circuitsnanophotonicsnonlinear opticssilicon photonics
spellingShingle Amirmahdi Honardoost
Guillermo Fernando Camacho Gonzalez
Saeed Khan
Marcin Malinowski
Ashutosh Rao
Jean-Etienne Tremblay
Anupama Yadav
Kathleen Richardson
Ming C. Wu
Sasan Fathpour
Cascaded Integration of Optical Waveguides With Third-Order Nonlinearity With Lithium Niobate Waveguides on Silicon Substrates
IEEE Photonics Journal
Photonic integrated circuits
nanophotonics
nonlinear optics
silicon photonics
title Cascaded Integration of Optical Waveguides With Third-Order Nonlinearity With Lithium Niobate Waveguides on Silicon Substrates
title_full Cascaded Integration of Optical Waveguides With Third-Order Nonlinearity With Lithium Niobate Waveguides on Silicon Substrates
title_fullStr Cascaded Integration of Optical Waveguides With Third-Order Nonlinearity With Lithium Niobate Waveguides on Silicon Substrates
title_full_unstemmed Cascaded Integration of Optical Waveguides With Third-Order Nonlinearity With Lithium Niobate Waveguides on Silicon Substrates
title_short Cascaded Integration of Optical Waveguides With Third-Order Nonlinearity With Lithium Niobate Waveguides on Silicon Substrates
title_sort cascaded integration of optical waveguides with third order nonlinearity with lithium niobate waveguides on silicon substrates
topic Photonic integrated circuits
nanophotonics
nonlinear optics
silicon photonics
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8340032/
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