Nonlinear interactions in nanowaveguides
guides have recently had a huge impact on the field of nonlinear optics. The strong light-matter interactions that arises from the high-confinement of light in nanowaveguides on chip allows for ultra-low threshold nonlinear interactions.Nanowave
At Bright, we focus on the integration of highly nonlinear materials (III/V’s, 2D materials,…) conventional silicon or silicon nitride platforms to make scalable platforms for nonlinear optical interactions.
In particular, we demonstrated modulation instability low-power supercontinuum generation, soliton fission, analogs of event, frequency converters and frequency comb generation. Picture: Scanning electron microscope image of a gallium phosphide-on-insulator ring resonator.
[1] Nondegenerate Two-Photon Absorption in Silicon Wire Waveguides in Physical Review Applied [2] An octave-spanning mid-infrared frequency comb generated in a silicon nanophotonic wire waveguide in Nature
[3] Nonlinear properties of dispersion engineered InGaP photonic wire waveguides in the telecommunication wavelength range in Optics Express
[4] Dispersive wave emission and supercontinuum generation in a silicon wire waveguide pumped around the 1550 nm telecommunication wavelength in Optics Letters
[5] On-chip parametric amplification with 26.5 dB gain at telecommunication wavelengths using CMOS-compatible hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguides in Optics Letters