High efficiency four wave mixing and optical bistability in amorphous silicon carbide ring resonators

Autor: Peng Xing, Danhao Ma, Lionel C. Kimerling, Anuradha M. Agarwal, Dawn T. H. Tan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: APL Photonics, Vol 5, Iss 7, Pp 076110-076110-6 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2378-0967
DOI: 10.1063/5.0009692
Popis: We demonstrate high efficiency wavelength conversion via four wave mixing in amorphous silicon carbide ring resonators with a loaded quality factor of 70 000. Owing to the high quality factor and high nonlinearity of amorphous silicon carbide, −21 dB conversion efficiency is achieved with 15 mW pump power. Moreover, the thermo-optic coefficient (TOC) of amorphous silicon carbide is measured to be 1.4 × 10−4/°C at telecommunication wavelengths. Taking advantage of the high TOC, we demonstrate optical bistability in the silicon carbide ring resonator. This work presents amorphous silicon carbide as a promising platform for applications in optical signal processing.
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