Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 59, Issue 3, 0323003(2022)
Widely Tunable Mid-Infrared Spectral Translation in Chalcogenide Waveguide with Normal Dispersion
Mid-to-near-infrared spectral translation plays an important role in various applications in mid-infrared spectral range. However, the conversion efficiency and spectral tuning range were usually limited by the large frequency detuning between the pump and mid-infrared signal. In this work, a As2Se3 chalcogenide waveguide was proposed to fulfill phase matching condition in four-wave mixing with large pump-signal frequency detuning. The waveguide geometry was optimized through dispersion engineering to provide normal group velocity dispersion and negative fourth-order dispersion around 2 μm. The mid-to-near-infrared spectral translation with high efficiency and wide-band tunability was facilitated. By using a pump wavelength in the normal dispersion regime, the spectral translation and parametric amplification of mid-infrared signal ranging from 2.7 to 6.2 μm is obtained. The proposed waveguide has great potentials in high-sensitivity detection of mid-infrared signals and widely tunable mid-infrared generation.
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Junming Chen, Xiaojie Guo. Widely Tunable Mid-Infrared Spectral Translation in Chalcogenide Waveguide with Normal Dispersion[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(3): 0323003
Category: Optical Devices
Received: Mar. 26, 2021
Accepted: May. 19, 2021
Published Online: Jan. 24, 2022
The Author Email: Guo Xiaojie (xjguo@jnu.edu.cn)