Broadband and widely tunable second-harmonic generation in suspended thin-film LiNbO<sub>3</sub> rib waveguides - Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbeliard
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Broadband and widely tunable second-harmonic generation in suspended thin-film LiNbO3 rib waveguides

Abstract

Our study demonstrates second harmonic generation (SHG) in a high confinement LiNbO3 rib waveguide through type-I birefringence phase matching of fundamental modes. The combination of micro-waveguide dispersion and material birefringence reveals unique SHG characteristics that complement the performance of standard LiNbO3 on insulator (LNOI) components. Dual-wavelength phase matching in the NIR and MIR regions is revealed theoretically using a single waveguide cross-section. These two wavelengths can be positioned in the 1.1 μm-3.5 μm range or converge near 1.5 μm by adjusting the core waveguide size or through temperature tuning. A 25 °C temperature change enables a broad pump tunability band of 300 nm, ranging from 1350 nm to 1650 nm, with a conversion efficiency exceeding 40 %/W/cm$^2$ within a single waveguide. A temperature tuning range up to 900 nm is foreseen by tailoring the waveguide core size. In addition, a broadband response of 150 nm within the telecom window is demonstrated experimentally. The nonlinear waveguide, etched in a thin film membrane, is combined with titanium-indiffused waveguides to form a monolithic LiNbO3 component. This configuration provides low coupling losses of 0.8 dB and single-mode operation. It paves the way for a new generation of versatile and cost-effective frequency conversion components with wide-band spectral responses suitable for optical communications, environmental sensing, and quantum information processing.
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hal-04732262 , version 1 (11-10-2024)

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Aiman Zinaoui, Lucas Grosjean, Arthur de Sousa Lopes Moreira, Miguel Angel Suarez, Samuel Queste, et al.. Broadband and widely tunable second-harmonic generation in suspended thin-film LiNbO3 rib waveguides. 2024. ⟨hal-04732262⟩
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