Pushing the limits of CMOS optical parametric amplifiers with USRN:Si7N3 above the two-photon absorption edge

K. J. A. Ooi; D. K. T. Ng; T. Wang; A. K. L. Chee; S. K. Ng; Q. Wang; L. K. Ang; A. M. Agarwal; L. C. Kimerling; D. T. H. Tan

doi:10.1038/ncomms13878

Nature Communications (Jan 2017)

Pushing the limits of CMOS optical parametric amplifiers with USRN:Si7N3 above the two-photon absorption edge

K. J. A. Ooi,
D. K. T. Ng,
T. Wang,
A. K. L. Chee,
S. K. Ng,
Q. Wang,
L. K. Ang,
A. M. Agarwal,
L. C. Kimerling,
D. T. H. Tan

Affiliations

K. J. A. Ooi: Photonics Devices and Systems Group, SUTD—MIT International Design Center, Singapore University of Technology and Design
D. K. T. Ng: Data Storage Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
T. Wang: Photonics Devices and Systems Group, SUTD—MIT International Design Center, Singapore University of Technology and Design
A. K. L. Chee: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S. K. Ng: Data Storage Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Q. Wang: Data Storage Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
L. K. Ang: Photonics Devices and Systems Group, SUTD—MIT International Design Center, Singapore University of Technology and Design
A. M. Agarwal: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
L. C. Kimerling: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
D. T. H. Tan: Photonics Devices and Systems Group, SUTD—MIT International Design Center, Singapore University of Technology and Design

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13878
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Typical CMOS materials in the telecommunications band suffer from two-photon absorption or possess weak Kerr nonlinearities. Here, Ooiet al. demonstrate 42.5 dB optical parametric amplification in ultra-silicon-rich nitride waveguides, designed to have strong nonlinearities with negligible losses.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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