Physical origin of higher-order soliton fission in nanophotonic semiconductor waveguides

Ciret, Charles; Gorza, Simon-Pierre; Husko, Chad; Roelkens, Gunther; Kuyken, Bart; Leo, François

doi:10.1038/s41598-018-34344-4

Physical origin of higher-order soliton fission in nanophotonic semiconductor waveguides

Journal Article · Wed Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34344-4· OSTI ID:1619489

Ciret, Charles; Gorza, Simon-Pierre; Husko, Chad; Roelkens, Gunther; Kuyken, Bart; Leo, François

Abstract

Supercontinuum generation in Kerr media has become a staple of nonlinear optics. It has been celebrated for advancing the understanding of soliton propagation as well as its many applications in a broad range of fields. Coherent spectral broadening of laser light is now commonly performed in laboratories and used in commercial “white light” sources. The prospect of miniaturizing the technology is currently driving experiments in different integrated platforms such as semiconductor on insulator waveguides. Central to the spectral broadening is the concept of higher-order soliton fission. While widely accepted in silica fibers, the dynamics of soliton decay in semiconductor waveguides is yet poorly understood. In particular, the role of nonlinear loss and free carriers, absent in silica, remains an open question. Here, through experiments and simulations, we show that nonlinear loss is the dominant perturbation in wire waveguides, while free-carrier dispersion is dominant in photonic crystal waveguides.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory, Center for Nanoscale Materials; European Research Council (ERC); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1619489

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1559032

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 8; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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