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Abstract High‐coherence visible and near‐visible laser sources are centrally important to the operation of advanced position/navigation/timing systems as well as classical/quantum sensing systems. However, the complexity and size of these bench‐top lasers are an impediment to their transition beyond the laboratory. Here, a system‐on‐chip that emits high‐coherence near‐visible lightwaves is demonstrated. The devices rely upon a new approach wherein wavelength conversion and coherence increase by self‐injection locking are combined within a single nonlinear resonator. This simplified approach is demonstrated in a hybridly‐integrated device and provides a short‐term linewidth of around 4.7 kHz (10 kHz before filtering). On‐chip converted optical power over 2 mW is also obtained. Moreover, measurements show that heterogeneous integration can result in a conversion efficiency higher than 25% with an output power over 11 mW. Because the approach uses mature III–V pump lasers in combination with thin‐film lithium niobate, it can be scaled for low‐cost manufacturing of high‐coherence visible emitters. Also, the coherence generation process can be transferred to other frequency conversion processes, including optical parametric oscillation, sum/difference frequency generation, and third‐harmonic generation.
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Compensation of Kerr-induced impairments in silicon nitride third-harmonic generators
Integrated third-harmonic generators enable on-chip wavelength conversion translating telecom signals to the visible spectrum. Despite the desirable functionality, the device performance is susceptible to phase distortions. Here, we present a design method of compensating the Kerr-induced distortions in third-harmonic generation. The design method yields a chirped Bragg grating theoretically improving the conversion efficiency by ∼30 dB. We envision the design method will pave the way for demonstrating efficient infrared-to-visible upconversion in silicon nitride chips.
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- PAR ID:
- 10394226
- Publisher / Repository:
- Optical Society of America
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Optics Express
- Volume:
- 31
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 1094-4087; OPEXFF
- Format(s):
- Medium: X Size: Article No. 5229
- Size(s):
- Article No. 5229
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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