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Ultra-low-power second-order nonlinear optics on a chip

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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
卷 13, 期 1, 页码 -

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NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31134-5

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  1. NTT Research
  2. U.S. Department of Defense
  3. DARPA LUMOS program
  4. U.S. Department of Energy [DE-AC02-76SF00515]
  5. U.S. National Science Foundation [ECCS-2026822]
  6. Urbanek Family Fellowship
  7. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
  8. Stanford Q-FARM Bloch Fellowship Program
  9. David and Lucille Packard Fellowship
  10. Stanford University Terman Fellowship

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In this study, the authors demonstrate a chip-scale device that can perform a comprehensive set of resonant second-order nonlinear processes, including optical parametric oscillation, with low threshold power and efficient frequency tuning ability. This research is of great importance for expanding the applications of photonics and enhancing the performance of quantum photonics platforms.
Here, the authors demonstrate a chip-scale device that realizes a comprehensive set of resonant second order nonlinear processes including optical parametric oscillation with a threshold power of 70 microwatts. Second-order nonlinear optical processes convert light from one wavelength to another and generate quantum entanglement. Creating chip-scale devices to efficiently control these interactions greatly increases the reach of photonics. Existing silicon-based photonic circuits utilize the third-order optical nonlinearity, but an analogous integrated platform for second-order nonlinear optics remains an outstanding challenge. Here we demonstrate efficient frequency doubling and parametric oscillation with a threshold of tens of micro-watts in an integrated thin-film lithium niobate photonic circuit. We achieve degenerate and non-degenerate operation of the parametric oscillator at room temperature and tune its emission over one terahertz by varying the pump frequency by hundreds of megahertz. Finally, we observe cascaded second-order processes that result in parametric oscillation. These resonant second-order nonlinear circuits will form a crucial part of the emerging nonlinear and quantum photonics platforms.

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