Three-octave Supercontinuum Generation in Thick Crystalline Aluminum Nitride Waveguides
We report an efficient extension of supercontinuum generation through dispersion engineering of crystalline aluminum nitride (AlN)-on-sapphire waveguides. Using a tailored epitaxial regrowth of AlN epilayers and an optimized fabrication protocol, the dispersion sensitivity to the waveguide cross-section was enhanced allowing for a significant reach extension of both short and long dispersive wave with optimized pumping conditions, reaching down to 550 nm in the visible and up to 4.5 mu m in the mid-infrared. (c) 2025 Optica Publishing Group. All rights, including for text and data mining (TDM), Artificial Intelligence (AI) training, and similar technologies, are reserved.
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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2025-11-15
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