Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 8, 0823013(2021)

Nonlinear Frequency Conversion in Lithium Niobate Thin Films

Shijie Liu1, Yuanlin Zheng1,2, and Xianfeng Chen1,2,3,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 2Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, Shanghai 201315, China
  • 3Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology, Jinan, Shandong 250101, China
  • 4Collaborative Innovation Center of Light Manipulation and Applications, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong 250358, China
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    Procedure of LNTF fabrication. (a) He+ implantation; (b) SiO2 deposition and polishing; (c) crystal bonding; (d) annealing, splitting, and polishing
    LN waveguides and integrated photonic chips. (a) Proton exchanged LN waveguide; (b) LNOI ridge waveguides; (c) scalar production of PIC on LNOI using ultraviolet lithography and dry etching[8]
    Special phase matching mechanism. (a) Periodically grooved LN ridge waveguide[18]; (b) metasurface assisted phase matching [19]; (c) phase matching in semi-nonlinear waveguides[21]
    SHG in PPLNOI ridge waveguides and their fabrication procedures[22-23]
    cTHG in a LNTF microdisk[24]. (a) Simulated results of mode effective index; (b)-(d) distribution of different order modes; (e) experimentally observed SHG and cTHG in the LNOI microdisk
    QPM schemes in LNOI WGM microresonators. (a) Cyclic variation of deff of a TE-polarized mode[25]; (b)(c) direct use of QPM in racetrack and circular microrings[26-27]
    PhC cavity and SHG on the LNOI platform[28]. (a) PhC cavity obtained by microscope; (b) PhC cavity obtained by SEM; (c) SHG in PhC cavity
    The χ(2) nonlinear processes in the LNOI microdisk. (a) SFG spectrum diagram[31]; (b) DFG spectrum diagram[32]; (c) schematic of modal-PM SFG/DFG
    Cascade four-wave mixing (FWM) effect in the LNOI microdisk[30]. (a) Spectrum of cascaded FWM; (b) relationship between output power and pump energy
    Electro-optical coupling in PPLNOI ridge waveguide[34-35]. (a) Cascade process of SH and electro-optic polarization coupling in PPLNOI ridge waveguide; (b) optical field distribution of FW light and SH light
    LN microring resonator and mode-locked Kerr solitons[43]. (a) Experimental schematic diagram; (b) SEM of LNOI microring; (c) cross-section diagram of waveguide mode; (d)-(h) experimental results
    Frequency comb generation in LNTF microresonators from electro-optic modulation[44]. (a) Schematic of LNOI microcavity and electrodes; (b) spectrum of electro-optic modulation optical frequency comb in LNOI microcavity
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Nov. 27, 2020

    Accepted: Dec. 30, 2020

    Published Online: Apr. 10, 2021

    The Author Email: Chen Xianfeng (xfchen@sjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.0823013

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