A multi-layer platform for low-loss nonlinear silicon photonics

Autor: Neil MacFarlane, Michael R. Kossey, Jasper R. Stroud, Mark A. Foster, Amy C. Foster
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: APL Photonics, Vol 4, Iss 11, Pp 110809-110809-8 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2378-0967
DOI: 10.1063/1.5115234
Popis: We demonstrate four-wave mixing (FWM) interactions in a-Si:H waveguides in a multilayer integrated silicon photonic chip. The a-Si:H waveguides are accessed through interlayer couplers from waveguides composed of SiNx. The interlayer couplers achieve a coupling of 0.51 dB loss per transition at the target wavelength of 1550 nm. We observe greater idler power extraction and conversion efficiency from the FWM interaction in the interlayer-coupled multilayer waveguides than in single-material waveguides.
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