Group-velocity-dispersion engineering of tantala integrated photonics

Black, Jennifer A.; Streater, Richelle; Lamee, Kieran F.; Carlson, David R.; Yu, Su-Peng; Papp, Scott B.

doi:10.1364/OL.414095

Title: Group-velocity-dispersion engineering of tantala integrated photonics

Journal Article · Tue Feb 09 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Optics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.414095· OSTI ID:1765009

Black, Jennifer A.; Streater, Richelle; Lamee, Kieran F.;

; Yu, Su-Peng;

Designing integrated photonics, especially to leverage Kerr-nonlinear optics, requires accurate and precise knowledge of the refractive index across the visible to infrared spectral ranges. Tantala ( $T a_{2} O_{5}$ ) is an emerging material platform for integrated photonics and nanophotonics that offers broadband ultralow loss, moderately high nonlinearity, and advantages for scalable and heterogeneous integration. We present refractive index measurements on a thin film of tantala, and we explore the efficacy of this data for group-velocity-dispersion (GVD) engineering with waveguide and ring-resonator devices. In particular, the observed spectral extent of supercontinuum generation in fabricated waveguides and the wavelength dependence of free spectral range (FSR) in optical resonators provide a sensitive test of our integrated photonics design process. Our work opens up new design possibilities with tantala, including with octave-spanning soliton microcombs.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

Grant/Contract Number:: AR0001042

OSTI ID:: 1765009

Journal Information:: Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Vol. 46 Journal Issue: 4; ISSN 0146-9592

Publisher:: Optical Society of AmericaCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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