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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 8236 |
| Journal | Nature Communications |
| Volume | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Sept 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Nonlinear optical processes are one of the most important tools in modern optics with a broad spectrum of applications in, for example, frequency conversion, spectroscopy, signal processing and quantum optics. For practical and ultimately widespread implementation, on-chip devices compatible with electronic integrated circuit technology offer great advantages in terms of low cost, small footprint, high performance and low energy consumption. While many on-chip key components have been realized, to date polarization has not been fully exploited as a degree of freedom for integrated nonlinear devices. In particular, frequency conversion based on orthogonally polarized beams has not yet been demonstrated on chip. Here we show frequency mixing between orthogonal polarization modes in a compact integrated microring resonator and demonstrate a bi-chromatically pumped optical parametric oscillator. Operating the device above and below threshold, we directly generate orthogonally polarized beams, as well as photon pairs, respectively, that can find applications, for example, in optical communication and quantum optics.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- General Chemistry
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- General Physics and Astronomy
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In: Nature Communications, Vol. 6, 8236, 14.09.2015.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-polarized photon-pair generation and bi-chromatically pumped optical parametric oscillation on a chip
AU - Reimer, Christian
AU - Kues, Michael
AU - Caspani, Lucia
AU - Wetzel, Benjamin
AU - Roztocki, Piotr
AU - Clerici, Matteo
AU - Jestin, Yoann
AU - Ferrera, Marcello
AU - Peccianti, Marco
AU - Pasquazi, Alessia
AU - Little, Brent E.
AU - Chu, Sai T.
AU - Moss, David J.
AU - Morandotti, Roberto
N1 - Funding Information: This work was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) through the Steacie and Discovery Grants Schemes, by the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects program, and by the UK Quantum Technology Hub for Sensors and Metrology, EPSRC grant EP/M013294/1. C.R. and P.R. acknowledge the support of an NSERC Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CGS-M), respectively. M.K. acknowledges the support from the ‘Fonds de recherche du Québec—Nature et technologies’ (FRQNT) through the MELS fellowship program. We acknowledge the support from the People Programme (Marie Curie Actions) of the European Union’s FP7 Programme: L.C. for THREEPLE under REA grant agreement n° [627478], B.W. for INCIPIT under REA grant agreement n° [625466], M.C. for KOHERENT under REA grant agreement n° [299522], M.F. for ATOMIC under REA grant agreement n° [329346], M.P. for THEIA under REA grant agreement n° [630833] and A.P. for CHRONOS under REA grant agreement n° [327627]. S.T.C. acknowledges the support from the CityU SRG-Fd program #7004189. We thank Tudor W. Johnston, Yaron Bromberg and Luca Razzari for useful discussions. Publisher Copyright: © 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. Copyright: Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/9/14
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N2 - Nonlinear optical processes are one of the most important tools in modern optics with a broad spectrum of applications in, for example, frequency conversion, spectroscopy, signal processing and quantum optics. For practical and ultimately widespread implementation, on-chip devices compatible with electronic integrated circuit technology offer great advantages in terms of low cost, small footprint, high performance and low energy consumption. While many on-chip key components have been realized, to date polarization has not been fully exploited as a degree of freedom for integrated nonlinear devices. In particular, frequency conversion based on orthogonally polarized beams has not yet been demonstrated on chip. Here we show frequency mixing between orthogonal polarization modes in a compact integrated microring resonator and demonstrate a bi-chromatically pumped optical parametric oscillator. Operating the device above and below threshold, we directly generate orthogonally polarized beams, as well as photon pairs, respectively, that can find applications, for example, in optical communication and quantum optics.
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DO - 10.1038/ncomms9236
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