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Characterization of diced ridge waveguides in pure and Er-doped lithium-niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) substratesFormat | Member Price | Non-Member Price |
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Paper Abstract
Lithium-niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) is a new material platform for integrated optics allowing for small bending radii,
high intensities and superior electro-optical and nonlinear properties. Ridge waveguides of different width are fabricated
on pure and Er-doped LNOI substrates using diamond-blade dicing, resulting in smooth side walls with lower roughness
when compared to dry etching techniques. Propagation losses for polarized modes are measured by the Fabry-Perot
method using a fiber coupling setup and a tunable laser at 1.5 μm. Loss values as low as ~1.4dBcm-1 were obtained for quasi-TM (qTM) modes, while losses for qTE modes are slightly higher. Characterization of Er:LNOI ridges is
performed using Raman and fluorescence spectroscopy. Spectral scans are obtained using a scanning confocal
microscope and a 488nm laser. Besides line broadening that may be attributed to internal strain in the bonded layer and
implantation induced defects, analysis of Raman spectra shows no significant difference between waveguide and bulk
material. However, Er emission of 2H11/2 and 4S3/2 to 4I15/2 contains small spatial differences across the layer thickness when compared to Er-doped bulk samples. While Raman intensity has a linear relationship with pump power, the intensity of the Er emission starts saturating already at pump levels of a few mW. To investigate fluorescence of the 4I13/2–4I15/2 transition inside the diced ridges, a fiber-coupled laser with wavelength 980nm is used for pumping. The emission is broadened and maxima are shifted to longer wavelengths, which may be attributed to defects induced by implantation, strain induced by the bonded LN-SiO2 interface, and re-absorption of fluorescence light.
Paper Details
Date Published: 7 March 2014
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 8982, Optical Components and Materials XI, 89821G (7 March 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2036270
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8982:
Optical Components and Materials XI
Michel J. F. Digonnet; Shibin Jiang, Editor(s)
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 8982, Optical Components and Materials XI, 89821G (7 March 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2036270
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Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8982:
Optical Components and Materials XI
Michel J. F. Digonnet; Shibin Jiang, Editor(s)
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