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CW demonstration of SHG spectral narrowing in a PPLN waveguide generating 2.5 W at 780 nm

CW demonstration of SHG spectral narrowing in a PPLN waveguide generating 2.5 W at 780 nm
CW demonstration of SHG spectral narrowing in a PPLN waveguide generating 2.5 W at 780 nm
Periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) waveguides are a proven and popular
means for efficient wavelength conversion. However, conventional PPLN waveguides typically have small mode field diameters (MFD) (≲6µm) or significant insertion and/or propagation losses, limiting their ability to operate at multi-watt power levels. In this work we utilise zinc indiffused PPLN ridge waveguides that have a larger MFD, favourable pump/SHG modal overlap, and low insertion losses. Here for the first time, we have demonstrated continuous wave (CW) spectral narrowing from a PPLN waveguide; both with high efficiency and multi-watt second harmonic generation (SHG). 2.5 W of 780 nm has been produced by SHG of an amplified 1560 nm telecom laser with a device efficiency of 58% in a 4.0 cm-long ridge waveguide. We have modelled conversion efficiency and applied experimentally measured waveguide parameters to show excellent agreement to the SHG spectra. Spectral narrowing of the full width half maximum (FWHM) of 35.7% has been measured as the nonlinear drive is increased. This work demonstrates that single-pass, multi-watt, CW SHG at 780 nm is feasible from our PPLN waveguide in the large conversion regime.
1094-4087
21382-21390
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Carpenter, Lewis Glynn, Berry, Sam A., Gray, Alan Ciaran, Gates, James, Smith, Peter G.R. and Gawith, Corin (2020) CW demonstration of SHG spectral narrowing in a PPLN waveguide generating 2.5 W at 780 nm. Optics Express, 28 (15), 21382-21390. (doi:10.1364/OE.395566).

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Periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) waveguides are a proven and popular
means for efficient wavelength conversion. However, conventional PPLN waveguides typically have small mode field diameters (MFD) (≲6µm) or significant insertion and/or propagation losses, limiting their ability to operate at multi-watt power levels. In this work we utilise zinc indiffused PPLN ridge waveguides that have a larger MFD, favourable pump/SHG modal overlap, and low insertion losses. Here for the first time, we have demonstrated continuous wave (CW) spectral narrowing from a PPLN waveguide; both with high efficiency and multi-watt second harmonic generation (SHG). 2.5 W of 780 nm has been produced by SHG of an amplified 1560 nm telecom laser with a device efficiency of 58% in a 4.0 cm-long ridge waveguide. We have modelled conversion efficiency and applied experimentally measured waveguide parameters to show excellent agreement to the SHG spectra. Spectral narrowing of the full width half maximum (FWHM) of 35.7% has been measured as the nonlinear drive is increased. This work demonstrates that single-pass, multi-watt, CW SHG at 780 nm is feasible from our PPLN waveguide in the large conversion regime.

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Accepted/In Press date: 1 June 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 7 July 2020
Published date: 20 July 2020

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Local EPrints ID: 441712
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/441712
ISSN: 1094-4087
PURE UUID: 72c3a6e4-8e7d-4673-890d-6519238565f0
ORCID for Sam A. Berry: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9538-8655
ORCID for James Gates: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8671-5987
ORCID for Peter G.R. Smith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0319-718X
ORCID for Corin Gawith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3502-3558

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Author: Lewis Glynn Carpenter
Author: Sam A. Berry ORCID iD
Author: Alan Ciaran Gray
Author: James Gates ORCID iD
Author: Corin Gawith ORCID iD

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