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Hybrid integration of second- and third-order highly nonlinear waveguides on silicon substrates

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2019
Abstract/Description:
In order to extend the capabilities and applications of silicon photonics, other materials and compatible technologies have been developed and integrated on silicon substrates. A particular class of integrable materials are those with high second- and third-order nonlinear optical properties. This work presents contributions made to nonlinear integrated photonics on silicon substrates, including chalcogenide waveguides for over an octave supercontinuum generation, and rib-loaded thin-film lithium niobate waveguides for highly efficient second-harmonic generation. Through the pursuit of hybrid integration of the two types of waveguides for applications such as on-chip self-referenced optical frequency combs, we have experimentally demonstrated fabrication integrability of chalcogenide and thin-film lithium niobate waveguides in a single chip and a pathway for both second- and third-order nonlinearities occurring therein. Accordingly, design specifications for an efficient nonlinear integrated waveguide are reported, showing over an octave supercontinuum generation and frequency selectivity for second-harmonic generation, enabling potentials of on-chip interferometry techniques for carrier-envelope offset detection, and hence stabilized optical combs.
Title: Hybrid integration of second- and third-order highly nonlinear waveguides on silicon substrates.
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Name(s): Camacho Gonzalez, Guillermo Fernando, Author
Fathpour, Sasan, Committee Chair
Likamwa, Patrick, Committee Member
Amezcua Correa, Rodrigo, Committee Member
Peale, Robert, Committee Member
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2019
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: In order to extend the capabilities and applications of silicon photonics, other materials and compatible technologies have been developed and integrated on silicon substrates. A particular class of integrable materials are those with high second- and third-order nonlinear optical properties. This work presents contributions made to nonlinear integrated photonics on silicon substrates, including chalcogenide waveguides for over an octave supercontinuum generation, and rib-loaded thin-film lithium niobate waveguides for highly efficient second-harmonic generation. Through the pursuit of hybrid integration of the two types of waveguides for applications such as on-chip self-referenced optical frequency combs, we have experimentally demonstrated fabrication integrability of chalcogenide and thin-film lithium niobate waveguides in a single chip and a pathway for both second- and third-order nonlinearities occurring therein. Accordingly, design specifications for an efficient nonlinear integrated waveguide are reported, showing over an octave supercontinuum generation and frequency selectivity for second-harmonic generation, enabling potentials of on-chip interferometry techniques for carrier-envelope offset detection, and hence stabilized optical combs.
Identifier: CFE0007607 (IID), ucf:52560 (fedora)
Note(s): 2019-08-01
Ph.D.
Optics and Photonics, Optics and Photonics
Doctoral
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Subject(s): integrated photonics -- nonlinear waveguides -- heterogeneous nonlinear integration -- optical waveguides -- supercontinuum generation -- second harmonic generation -- chalcogenide waveguides -- periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007607
Restrictions on Access: campus 2022-08-15
Host Institution: UCF

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