CMOS-fabricated ultraviolet light modulators using low-loss alumina piezo-optomechanical photonic circuits

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2407.00469v2
• Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 13:40:34 GMT
• Title: CMOS-fabricated ultraviolet light modulators using low-loss alumina piezo-optomechanical photonic circuits
• Authors: Roman Shugayev, Daniel Dominguez, Andrew Leenheer, Bethany Little, Matthew N. H. Chow, Nicholas Karl, Matt Koppa, Michael Gehl, Yuan-Yu Jau, Matt Eichenfield,
• Abstract summary: We demonstrate a CMOS-foundry-fabricated piezo-optomechanical photonic integrated circuit platform for ultraviolet and blue wavelengths. We demonstrate broadband amplitude modulators based on piezoelectrically actuated MEMS cantilever phase-shifters down to 320 nm, with a high extinction ratio of 30 dB. These results should open doors for a range of novel applications in UV photonics, quantum science, sensing and spectroscopy.
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• Abstract: We demonstrate a CMOS-foundry-fabricated piezo-optomechanical photonic integrated circuit platform for ultraviolet and blue wavelengths, using alumina waveguides that are strongly mechanically coupled to monolithically integrated aluminum nitride piezoelectric actuators. Low waveguide losses are measured down to at least 320 nm, where we achieve 1.6 dB/cm. This allows us to demonstrate broadband amplitude modulators based on piezoelectrically actuated MEMS cantilever phase-shifters down to 320 nm, with a high extinction ratio of 30 dB. We further demonstrate the versatility of the platform by designing and demonstrating a modulator that can work with high extinction and low loss at 320 nm and 420 nm, simultaneously, demonstrating control of multiple, disparate wavelengths in one device. We also demonstrate narrow-band resonant racetrack modulators with quality factors of 4.7E5 and a tuning rate of 27.5 MHz/V. These results should open doors for a range of novel applications in UV photonics, quantum science, sensing and spectroscopy.

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