期刊
NANOPHOTONICS
卷 11, 期 18, 页码 4183-4196出版社
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2022-0245
关键词
integrated sensors; laser; nanophotonics; photonic crystals; refractive index sensing; silicon photonics
资金
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) [16/ERCS/3838, SFI12/RC/2276]
- H2020 European Research Council (ERC) [337508]
- European Union [860808]
- ISCRA initiative
- SFI [18/TIDA/6128]
- H2020 [780240]
- Marie Curie Actions (MSCA) [860808] Funding Source: Marie Curie Actions (MSCA)
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) [16/ERCS/3838, 18/TIDA/6128] Funding Source: Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
This paper presents a novel design of high Q-factor silicon nitride (SiN) 1D photonic crystal (PhC) cavities side-coupled to curved waveguides, which can operate with both silica and air cladding. The etched 1D PhC cavity sidewalls angle is engineered to achieve high Q-factors over a wide range of upper cladding compositions, resulting in the highest calculated Q-factor for non-suspended asymmetric SiN PhC structures. The SiN PhC cavities are demonstrated to be used in hybrid external cavity laser configuration, enabling mode-hop free single mode laser operation with high power output and side-mode suppression ratios. Moreover, these devices are applied as compact and energy efficient optical sensors, exhibiting high sensitivity to refractive index changes in the surrounding medium.
In this paper we show a novel design of high Q-factor silicon nitride (SiN) 1D photonic crystal (PhC) cavities side-coupled to curved waveguides, operating with both silica and air cladding. The engineering of the etched 1D PhC cavity sidewalls angle allows for high Q-factors over a wide range of upper cladding compositions, and the achievement of the highest calculated Q-factor for non-suspended asymmetric SiN PhC structures. We show the employment of these type of SiN PhC cavities in hybrid external cavity laser (HECL) configuration, with mode-hop free single mode laser operation over a broad range of injected currents (from 25 mA to 65 mA), milliwatts of power output (up to 9 mW) and side-mode suppression ratios in the range of 40 dB. We demonstrate the operation of these devices as compact and energy efficient optical sensors that respond to refractive index changes in the surrounding medium the measurement of sodium chloride (from 0% to 25%) and sucrose (from 0% to 25%) in aqueous solution. In HECL configuration, the RI sensor exhibits a 2 orders of magnitude improvement in detection limit compared to the passive microcavity. We also discuss the possibility for applying these devices as novel transducers for refractive index changes that are induced by analyte specific absorption of infrared radiation by the target analytes present in gas or liquid phase.
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