Silicon-nitride-integrated hybrid optical fibers: a new platform for functional photonics
Silicon-nitride-integrated hybrid optical fibers: a new platform for functional photonics
Hybrid optical fibers that integrate exotic materials within more traditional silica glass architectures open a route for the development of highly functional all-fiber photonic systems. Here, a compact hybrid optical fiber platform is reported formed by depositing a silicon nitride (SiN x - nitride-rich) nanolayer onto the surface of fused-silica microfibers via plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The SiN x thickness can be precisely tuned over a range of tens of nanometers, while maintaining an ultra-smooth deposition surface, allowing for tunable coupling between the modes guided predominantly in the nanolayer and the fiber core. The effective indices of the hybrid modes display an anti-crossing behavior under resonant conditions, resulting in a rich dispersion landscape that can be tailored via adjusting the SiN x thickness. By fabricating a SiN x-silica hybrid microfiber with precise dispersion engineering and a low insertion loss, a flat supercontinuum spectrum spanning >1.5 octaves (−20 dB level) has been generated. The results demonstrate that SiN x-silica hybrid microfibers can offer a unique combination of broadband transmission and wide tunablity of the mode properties, while still retaining the benefits of robust integration with conventional silica glass fiber networks, providing a rich playground for hybrid fiber-based photonic systems.
film deposition, hybrid photonic integration, microfiber tapering, silicon nitride, supercontinuum generation
Yan, Zhengyu
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Xie, Shangran
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Wang, Caoyuan
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Xiong, Cong
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Yu, Ruowei
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Linghu, Shuangyi
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Gu, Fuxing
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Xu, Hongtao
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An, Zhenhua
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Wu, Ming
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Liu, Ai-Qun
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Hua, Ping
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Peacock, Anna
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Xiao, Limin
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27 November 2024
Yan, Zhengyu
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Xie, Shangran
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Wang, Caoyuan
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Xiong, Cong
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Yu, Ruowei
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Linghu, Shuangyi
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Gu, Fuxing
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Xu, Hongtao
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An, Zhenhua
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Wu, Ming
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Liu, Ai-Qun
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Hua, Ping
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Peacock, Anna
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Xiao, Limin
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Yan, Zhengyu, Xie, Shangran, Wang, Caoyuan, Xiong, Cong, Yu, Ruowei, Linghu, Shuangyi, Gu, Fuxing, Xu, Hongtao, An, Zhenhua, Wu, Ming, Liu, Ai-Qun, Hua, Ping, Peacock, Anna and Xiao, Limin
(2024)
Silicon-nitride-integrated hybrid optical fibers: a new platform for functional photonics.
Laser & Photonics Reviews, [2400689].
(doi:10.1002/lpor.202400689).
Abstract
Hybrid optical fibers that integrate exotic materials within more traditional silica glass architectures open a route for the development of highly functional all-fiber photonic systems. Here, a compact hybrid optical fiber platform is reported formed by depositing a silicon nitride (SiN x - nitride-rich) nanolayer onto the surface of fused-silica microfibers via plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The SiN x thickness can be precisely tuned over a range of tens of nanometers, while maintaining an ultra-smooth deposition surface, allowing for tunable coupling between the modes guided predominantly in the nanolayer and the fiber core. The effective indices of the hybrid modes display an anti-crossing behavior under resonant conditions, resulting in a rich dispersion landscape that can be tailored via adjusting the SiN x thickness. By fabricating a SiN x-silica hybrid microfiber with precise dispersion engineering and a low insertion loss, a flat supercontinuum spectrum spanning >1.5 octaves (−20 dB level) has been generated. The results demonstrate that SiN x-silica hybrid microfibers can offer a unique combination of broadband transmission and wide tunablity of the mode properties, while still retaining the benefits of robust integration with conventional silica glass fiber networks, providing a rich playground for hybrid fiber-based photonic systems.
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Accepted/In Press date: 17 November 2024
Published date: 27 November 2024
Keywords:
film deposition, hybrid photonic integration, microfiber tapering, silicon nitride, supercontinuum generation
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/496970
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Zhengyu Yan
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Shangran Xie
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Caoyuan Wang
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Cong Xiong
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Ruowei Yu
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Shuangyi Linghu
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Fuxing Gu
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Hongtao Xu
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Zhenhua An
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Ming Wu
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Ai-Qun Liu
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Ping Hua
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Limin Xiao
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