Intense optical parametric amplification in dispersion engineered nanophotonic lithium niobate waveguides

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2104.08262v3
• Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:33:39 GMT
• Title: Intense optical parametric amplification in dispersion engineered nanophotonic lithium niobate waveguides
• Authors: Luis Ledezma, Ryoto Sekine, Qiushi Guo, Rajveer Nehra, Saman Jahani and Alireza Marandi
• Abstract summary: We combine quasi-phase matching with dispersion engineering in nanophotonic lithium niobate waveguides. We measure a broadband phase-sensitive on-chip amplification larger than 45 dB/cm in a 2.5-mm-long waveguide. Our results unlock new possibilities for on-chip few-cycle nonlinear optics, mid-infrared photonics, and quantum photonics.
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• Abstract: Strong amplification in integrated photonics is one of the most desired optical functionalities for computing, communications, sensing, and quantum information processing. Semiconductor gain and cubic nonlinearities, such as four-wave mixing and stimulated Raman and Brillouin scattering, have been among the most studied amplification mechanisms on chip. Alternatively, material platforms with strong quadratic nonlinearities promise numerous advantages with respect to gain and bandwidth, among which nanophotonic lithium niobate is one of the most promising candidates. Here, we combine quasi-phase matching with dispersion engineering in nanophotonic lithium niobate waveguides and achieve intense optical parametric amplification. We measure a broadband phase-sensitive on-chip amplification larger than 45 dB/cm in a 2.5-mm-long waveguide. We further confirm high gain operation in the degenerate and non-degenerate regimes by amplifying vacuum fluctuations to macroscopic levels in a 6-mm-long waveguide, with on-chip gains exceeding 100 dB/cm over 600 nm of bandwidth around 2 $\mu$m. Our results unlock new possibilities for on-chip few-cycle nonlinear optics, mid-infrared photonics, and quantum photonics.

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