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Mid-infrared frequency comb via coherent dispersive wave generation in silicon nitride nanophotonic waveguides

Tobias Kippenberg, Martin Hubert Peter Pfeiffer, Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Hairun Guo, Davide Grassani, Clemens Herkommer, Chuankun Zhang, Wenle Weng

Mid-infrared optical frequency combs are of significant interest for molecular spectroscopy due to the large absorption of molecular vibrational modes on the one hand, and the ability to implement superior comb-based spectroscopic modalities with increased ...

Nature Publishing Group2018

Observation of Second Harmonic and Sum Frequency in an Optically Poled Si3N4 Waveguide

Tobias Kippenberg, Martin Hubert Peter Pfeiffer, Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Davide Grassani

Enhanced second order nonlinear processes in a Si3N4 waveguide following optically induced χ(2) is demonstrated, enabling the detection of a frequency doubled pulsed train and SFG with >-37 dB conversion efficiency for 18 W pump peak power. ...

2018

Large second harmonic generation enhancement in Si3N4 waveguides by all-optically induced quasiphase- matching

Tobias Kippenberg, Martin Hubert Peter Pfeiffer, Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Svyatoslav Kharitonov, Davide Grassani

Efficient second harmonic generation in integrated platforms is usually achieved by resonant structures, intermodal phase-matching or quasi-phase matching by periodically poling ferroelectric waveguides. However, in all these structures, it is impossible t ...

Nature Research2017

Versatile short-wave and mid-infrared sources based on wideband parametric conversion

Adrien Billat

The mid-infrared part of the optical spectrum is of high interest in a wide range of applications such as environmental gas monitoring, contaminant detection in the chemical, food or pharmaceutical industry, medical diagnosis, or defense and security. Rele ...

EPFL2017

A chip-based silicon nitride platform for mid-infrared nonlinear photonics

Michail Zervas, Tobias Kippenberg, Martin Hubert Peter Pfeiffer, Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Hairun Guo, Davide Grassani, Clemens Herkommer

We developed a chip-based silicon nitride platform with thick waveguides (> 2 mm) that overcomes the usual fabrication limitation. We demonstrate both microresonator frequency comb generation at 2:5 mm and supercontinuum generation extending beyond 4:0 mm ...

OSA Publishing2017

A chip-based silicon nitride platform for mid-infrared nonlinear photonics

Michail Zervas, Tobias Kippenberg, Martin Hubert Peter Pfeiffer, Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Hairun Guo, Davide Grassani, Clemens Herkommer

We developed a chip-based silicon nitride platform with thick waveguides (> 2 mm) that overcomes the usual fabrication limitation. We demonstrate both microresonator frequency comb generation at 2:5 mm and supercontinuum generation extending beyond 4:0 mm ...

2017

All-optically induced quasi phase matching in SiN waveguides for second harmonic generation enhancement

Tobias Kippenberg, Martin Hubert Peter Pfeiffer, Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Svyatoslav Kharitonov, Davide Grassani

We report more than 30dB second harmonic generation enhancement in SiN waveguide by all-optical writing of a persistent χ(2) grating. Phase matching peaks are observed for different writing wavelengths. ...

OSA Publishing2017

Versatile High Repetition Rate 2-μm Pulsed Source Based on Wideband Parametric Conversion

Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Steevy Joyce Cordette

We report an all-fiber pulsed source based on parametric conversion followed by thulium amplification able to deliver picosecond pulses at a repetition rate selectable between 2 and 5 GHz, of which central wavelength can be freely selected in the 2-μm regi ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2016

Characterization and modeling of microstructured chalcogenide fibers for efficient mid-infrared wavelength conversion

Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Svyatoslav Kharitonov, Davide Grassani, Sida Xing

We experimentally demonstrate wavelength conversion in the 2 μm region by four-wave mixing in an AsSe and a GeAsSe chalcogenide photonic crystal fibers. A maximum conversion efficiency of −25.4 dB is measured for 112 mW of coupled continuous wave pump in a ...

Optical Society of America2016

Wavelength Multicasting and Amplification of 5 Gb/s Data in the 2 Micron Band

Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Steevy Joyce Cordette

We report wavelength multicasting to three 5Gb/s channels around 1950nm via broadband four-wave-mixing between RZ-OOK modulated pump and O-band signals. The thulium-assisted configuration enables high fidelity copying and output powers of 10’s of mW. ...

Ieee2016

Versatile high repetition rate 2 micron pulsed source based on wideband parametric conversion

Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Steevy Joyce Cordette

We report an all-fiber pulsed source based on parametric conversion followed by thulium amplification able to deliver picosecond pulses at a repetition rate selectable between 2 and 5 GHz, of which central wavelength can be freely selected in the 2 micron ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2016

2 microns all-fiber picosecond pulse source with gigahertz repetition rate

Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Steevy Joyce Cordette

2015

Kerr nonlinearity of Thulium-doped fiber near 2 um

Ludovic Zulliger, Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Svyatoslav Kharitonov, Steevy Joyce Cordette

The nonlinear coefficient and group velocity dispersion of a thulium-doped fiber near 2μm are evaluated via four-wave mixing. Nonlinearity of thulium-doped fiber can be used for the design of doped-fiber lasers in this spectral region. ...

2015

Continuous wave four-wave mixing at 2 micron in Chalcogenide microstructured fiber

Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Svyatoslav Kharitonov, Steevy Joyce Cordette, Davide Grassani, Sida Xing

We present the first demonstration of continuous-wave four-wave mixing at 2μm in short chalcogenide microstructured fiber. Idlers over approximately 15nm on anti-Stokes side of the pump were measured for a coupled pump power of 94mW. ...

2015

High Power Sub-Picosecond Pulsed SWIR Source Based on Thulium Assisted Raman Wavelength Shifting

Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Svyatoslav Kharitonov, Steevy Joyce Cordette

We demonstrate 1.5W sub-picosecond pulsed source near 2μm. Cavity-less source is based on integrated association of 3rd order Raman wavelength-shifting and thulium amplification. Coherent spectrum of 61.5nm with 49% pump power conversion efficiency is achi ...

2015

Tunable Thulium-Assisted Parametric Generation of 10 Gb/s Intensity Modulated Signals Near 2 μm

Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Yu-Pei Tseng, Steevy Joyce Cordette

We report the demonstration of an all-fiber 10Gb/s modulation capable source near 2μm, tunable over more than 60nm with powers exceeding 2dBm, based on parametric conversion and appended Thulium amplification. ...

2014

Thulium Assisted Parametric Conversion from Near to Short Wave Infrared

Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Yu-Pei Tseng, Steevy Joyce Cordette

We report an all-fiber continuous wave source, tunable between 1935-1980nm, based on parametric conversion combined with thulium amplification. More than 150mW of power and 30dB optical signal-to-noise ratio is obtained over the entire range. OCIS codes: ( ...

2014

Broadly tunable source around 2050 nm based on wideband parametric conversion and thulium–holmium amplification cascade

Camille Sophie Brès, Adrien Billat, Steevy Joyce Cordette

We report the design of a short-wave infrared continuous-wave light source featuring a 20 mW average output power, and with a wavelength that can be freely selected in the 2000-2100 nm range amid a low power ripple. The operating principle relies on the si ...

Optical Society of America2014