Suspended mid-infrared waveguides for stimulated Brillouin scattering
Suspended mid-infrared waveguides for stimulated Brillouin scattering
We theoretically investigate a new class of silicon waveguides for achieving Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) in the mid-infrared (MIR). The waveguide consists of a rectangular core supporting a low-loss optical mode, suspended in air by a series of transverse ribs. The ribs are patterned to form a finite quasi-one-dimensional phononic crystal, with the complete stopband suppressing the transverse leakage of acoustic waves, confining them to the core of the waveguide. We derive a theoretical formalism that can be used to compute the opto-acoustic interaction in such periodic structures, and find forward intramodal-SBS gains up to 1750 m-1 W-1 , which compares favorably with the proposed MIR SBS designs based on buried germanium waveguides. This large gain is achieved thanks to the nearly complete suppression of acoustic radiative losses.
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Schmidt, M.K.
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18 February 2019
Schmidt, M.K.
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Reed, G.T.
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Eggleton, B.J.
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Schmidt, M.K., Poulton, C.G., Mashanovich, G.Z., Reed, G.T., Eggleton, B.J. and Steel, M.J.
(2019)
Suspended mid-infrared waveguides for stimulated Brillouin scattering.
Optics Express, 27 (4), .
(doi:10.1364/OE.27.004976).
Abstract
We theoretically investigate a new class of silicon waveguides for achieving Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS) in the mid-infrared (MIR). The waveguide consists of a rectangular core supporting a low-loss optical mode, suspended in air by a series of transverse ribs. The ribs are patterned to form a finite quasi-one-dimensional phononic crystal, with the complete stopband suppressing the transverse leakage of acoustic waves, confining them to the core of the waveguide. We derive a theoretical formalism that can be used to compute the opto-acoustic interaction in such periodic structures, and find forward intramodal-SBS gains up to 1750 m-1 W-1 , which compares favorably with the proposed MIR SBS designs based on buried germanium waveguides. This large gain is achieved thanks to the nearly complete suppression of acoustic radiative losses.
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Accepted/In Press date: 8 January 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 11 February 2019
Published date: 18 February 2019
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