High-quality microresonators in the longwave infrared based on native germanium

Ren, Dingding; Dong, Chao; Addamane, Sadhvikas J.; Burghoff, David

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32706-1

High-quality microresonators in the longwave infrared based on native germanium

Journal Article · Thu Oct 06 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32706-1· OSTI ID:2469908

^[1]; Dong, Chao ^[2]; Addamane, Sadhvikas J. ^[3]; ^[2]

University of Notre Dame, IN (United States); Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (Norway)
University of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies

The longwave infrared (LWIR) region of the spectrum spans 8 to 14 μm and enables high-performance sensing and imaging for detection, ranging, and monitoring. Chip-scale LWIR photonics has enormous potential for real-time environmental monitoring, explosive detection, and biomedicine. However, realizing technologies such as precision sensors and broadband frequency combs requires ultra low-loss and low-dispersion components, which have so far remained elusive in this regime. Here, we use native germanium to demonstrate the first high-quality microresonators in the LWIR. These microresonators are coupled to partially-suspended Ge waveguides on a separate glass chip, allowing for the first unambiguous measurements of isolated linewidths. At 8 μm, we measured losses of 0.5 dB/cm and intrinsic quality (Q) factors of 2.5 × 10⁵, nearly two orders of magnitude higher than prior LWIR resonators. Our work portends the development of novel sensing and nonlinear photonics in the LWIR regime.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF); National Science Foundation (NSF); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 2469908

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 13; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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