Photonics Research, 2018, 6 (10): 10000954, Published Online: Sep. 25, 2018
Broadband quasi-phase matching in a MgO:PPLN thin film Download: 530次
Lithium niobate Thin film devices and applications Harmonic generation and mixing Nonlinear optics, integrated optics
Abstract
Future quantum information networks operated on telecom channels require qubit transfer between different wavelengths while preserving quantum coherence and entanglement. Qubit transfer is a nonlinear optical process, but currently the types of atoms used for quantum information processing and storage are limited by the narrow bandwidth of upconversion available. Here we present the first experimental demonstration of broadband and high-efficiency quasi-phase matching second-harmonic generation (SHG) in a chip-scale periodically poled lithium niobate thin film. We achieve a large bandwidth of up to 2 THz for SHG by satisfying quasi-phase matching and group-velocity matching simultaneously. Furthermore, by changing the film thickness, the central wavelength of the quasi-phase matching SHG bandwidth can be modulated from 2.70 μm to 1.44 μm. The reconfigurable quasi-phase matching lithium niobate thin film provides a significant on-chip integrated platform for photonics and quantum optics.
Licheng Ge, Yuping Chen, Haowei Jiang, Guangzhen Li, Bing Zhu, Yi’an Liu, Xianfeng Chen. Broadband quasi-phase matching in a MgO:PPLN thin film[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(10): 10000954.