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Multi-octave bandwidth supercontinuum generation in crystalline Aluminum Nitride-on-sapphire waveguides

Sbarra, Samantha  
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Brunetta, Samuele  
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Carlin, Jean François  
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Moses, Jeffrey
2025
Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XXIV
24th Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion (2025)

Applications such as optical clocks, gas spectroscopy, and optical coherent tomography stand to benefit significantly from the integration of on-chip supercontinuum sources. Materials exhibiting both second- and third-order nonlinearities are particularly attractive for this purpose, enabling the implementation of f-to-2f interferometry within a single device. Aluminum nitride is an especially promising material, featuring a wide band gap of 6.2 eV and transparency down to 200 nm. Through advancements in AlN epilayer quality achieved via metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxy on sapphire and the optimization of waveguide fabrication process, we drastically reduced absorption and scattering losses compared to their polycrystalline AlN counterparts. This achievement translates into propagation losses below 1 dB/cm at 1550 nm. Moreover, by tailoring the dispersion characteristics of the waveguide, we can precisely control the positions of short- and long-wavelength dispersive waves. This enabled the generation of gap-free supercontinuum spanning from visible to mid-infrared wavelengths, by pumping with telecom femtosecond laser. When pumped with TM polarization, efficient second-harmonic generation was achieved with the phase-matched higher-order mode TM20. For specific waveguide cross sections, the SH generated component overlapped with the dispersive wave, creating ideal conditions for f-to-2f interference.

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conference paper
DOI
10.1117/12.3043189
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-105004276937

Author(s)
Sbarra, Samantha  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Brunetta, Samuele  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Carlin, Jean François  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Grandjean, Nicolas  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Butté, Raphaël  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Brès, Camille Sophie  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Editors
Moses, Jeffrey
Date Issued

2025

Publisher

International Society for Optical Engineering

Publisher place

Washington

Published in
Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XXIV
DOI of the book
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3068604
ISBN of the book

9781510684423

Series title/Series vol.

Proceedings of SPIE; 13347

Article Number

133470H

Subjects

Aluminum nitride

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f-to-2f

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Nonlinear processes

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photonic integration

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second-harmonic generation

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supercontinuum generation

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UV coherent light generation

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waveguides

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Event nameEvent acronymEvent placeEvent date
24th Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion (2025)

San Francisco, United States

2025-01-28 - 2025-01-31

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EPFL

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May 13, 2025
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