AlGaN/AlN heterostructures: an emerging platform for integrated photonics
Abstract We introduce a novel material for integrated photonics and investigate aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) on aluminum nitride (AlN) templates as a platform for developing reconfigurable and on-chip nonlinear optical devices. AlGaN combines compatibility with standard photonic fabrication tech...
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| author | Sinan Gündoğdu Sofia Pazzagli Tommaso Pregnolato Tim Kolbe Sylvia Hagedorn Markus Weyers Tim Schröder |
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| description | Abstract We introduce a novel material for integrated photonics and investigate aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) on aluminum nitride (AlN) templates as a platform for developing reconfigurable and on-chip nonlinear optical devices. AlGaN combines compatibility with standard photonic fabrication technologies and high electro-optic modulation capabilities with low loss over a broad spectral range, from UVC to long-wave infrared, making it a viable material for complex photonic applications. In this work, we design and grow AlGaN/AlN heterostructures and integrate several photonic components. In particular, we fabricate edge couplers, low-loss waveguides, directional couplers, and tunable high-quality factor ring resonators. These devices will enable nonlinear light-matter interaction and quantum functionality. The comprehensive platform we present in this work paves the way for photon-pair generation applications, on-chip quantum frequency conversion, and fast electro-optic modulation for switching and routing classical and quantum light fields. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ae9c4c346b494ead86cfef1758293e4f2025-01-12T12:26:36ZengNature Portfolionpj Nanophotonics2948-216X2025-01-01211810.1038/s44310-024-00048-zAlGaN/AlN heterostructures: an emerging platform for integrated photonicsSinan Gündoğdu0Sofia Pazzagli1Tommaso Pregnolato2Tim Kolbe3Sylvia Hagedorn4Markus Weyers5Tim Schröder6Department of Physics, Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinDepartment of Physics, Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinDepartment of Physics, Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinFerdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH)Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH)Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH)Department of Physics, Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinAbstract We introduce a novel material for integrated photonics and investigate aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) on aluminum nitride (AlN) templates as a platform for developing reconfigurable and on-chip nonlinear optical devices. AlGaN combines compatibility with standard photonic fabrication technologies and high electro-optic modulation capabilities with low loss over a broad spectral range, from UVC to long-wave infrared, making it a viable material for complex photonic applications. In this work, we design and grow AlGaN/AlN heterostructures and integrate several photonic components. In particular, we fabricate edge couplers, low-loss waveguides, directional couplers, and tunable high-quality factor ring resonators. These devices will enable nonlinear light-matter interaction and quantum functionality. The comprehensive platform we present in this work paves the way for photon-pair generation applications, on-chip quantum frequency conversion, and fast electro-optic modulation for switching and routing classical and quantum light fields.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44310-024-00048-z |
| spellingShingle | Sinan Gündoğdu Sofia Pazzagli Tommaso Pregnolato Tim Kolbe Sylvia Hagedorn Markus Weyers Tim Schröder AlGaN/AlN heterostructures: an emerging platform for integrated photonics npj Nanophotonics |
| title | AlGaN/AlN heterostructures: an emerging platform for integrated photonics |
| title_full | AlGaN/AlN heterostructures: an emerging platform for integrated photonics |
| title_fullStr | AlGaN/AlN heterostructures: an emerging platform for integrated photonics |
| title_full_unstemmed | AlGaN/AlN heterostructures: an emerging platform for integrated photonics |
| title_short | AlGaN/AlN heterostructures: an emerging platform for integrated photonics |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s44310-024-00048-z |
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