Calligraphic poling of Lithium Niobate

Mohageg, Makan; Strekalov, Dmitry; Savchenkov, Anatoliy A.; Matsko, Andrey B.; Ilchenko, Vladimir S.; Maleki, Lute

doi:10.1364/opex.13.003408

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“…Since then, several lithography-based radial poling techniques have been developed [324] specifically for WGM resonators, including the already mentioned calligraphic poling technique [216,217].…”

Section: Quasi-phase Matching (Qpm) In Periodically Poled Wgm Resonatorsmentioning

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Nonlinear and Quantum Optics with Whispering Gallery Resonators

Strekalov

2015

Cleo: 2015

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Optical whispering gallery modes (WGMs) derive their name from a famous acoustic phenomenon of guiding a wave by a curved boundary observed nearly a century ago. This phenomenon has a rather general nature, equally applicable to sound and all other waves. It enables resonators of unique properties attractive both in science and engineering. Very high quality factors of optical WGM resonators persisting in a wide wavelength range spanning from radio frequencies to ultraviolet light, their small mode volume, and tunable in-and out-coupling make them exceptionally efficient for nonlinear optical applications. Nonlinear optics facilitates interaction of photons with each other and with other physical systems, and is of prime importance in quantum optics. In this paper we review numerous applications of WGM resonators in nonlinear and quantum optics. We outline the current areas of interest, summarize progress, highlight difficulties, and discuss possible future development trends in these areas.

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Section: Quasi-phase Matching (Qpm) In Periodically Poled Wgm Resonatorsmentioning

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Nonlinear and Quantum Optics with Whispering Gallery Resonators

Strekalov

2015

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“…The resonator is pumped with 1064 nm light and has 3 W Brillouin lasing threshold. The scattering is observed due to the unique morphology of the resonator reducing the phase mismatch between the optical modes and the hypersound wave.Ultrahigh Q whispering gallery mode (WGM) microresonators [1,2] are commonly used to enhance the efficiency of the nonlinear optical processes such as three- [3,4] and four-wave mixing [5][6][7]. Strong spatial confinement of light as well as long interaction time of the light and the nonlinear medium provided by the resonators results in a significant decrease of the thresholds of both lasing [8,9] and stimulated Raman scattering [10][11][12].…”

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Brillouin Lasing with aCaF2Whispering Gallery Mode Resonator

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Stimulated Brillouin scattering with both pump and Stokes beams in resonance with whispering gallery modes of an ultrahigh Q calcium fluoride resonator is demonstrated for the first time. The resonator is pumped with 1064 nm light and has 3 muW Brillouin lasing threshold. The scattering is observed due to the unique morphology of the resonator reducing the phase mismatch between the optical modes and the hypersound wave.

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“…We then deposit a 120 nm thick chromium(Cr) film with electron beam evaporation (ZZSX-500, Beijing Beiyi Innovation Vacuum Technology Co.) and lift off to get a pattern electrode. Finally, the ferroelectric domain can be inverted on the designed Cr electrode pattern with the setup of Fig.1 [16]. The layer of NaCl solution can realize the ohmic contact between the ITO glass substrate and the LN film.…”

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“…Here we develop a method to fabricate arbitrary ferroelectric domain patterns on LN film (30-50μm thick) by applying a structured external field at room temperature [15][16]. The ferroelectric domain inversion is stable and uniform with 1 μm linewidth resolution.…”

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Fabrication of Pattern Poled Lithium Niobate Film and its Nonlinear Optical Applications

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Abstract.We develop an approach to fabricate arbitrary ferroelectric domain patterns on lithium niobate film (30-50 μm thick) by applying a structured external field at room temperature. The fabricating method can be operated easily to reach 1 μm linewidth resolution. The ferroelectric domain inversion is stable and uniform. Nonlinear diffraction is generated when the fundamental wave pumps to film. Various nonlinear wavefronts are obtained such as the frequency converted optical vortex beam. A nonlinear holographic concept is proposed to explain the physical phenomena and guide the corresponding domain design. The applications in optical field manipulation and novel photonic states generation are discussed. IntroductionLithium niobate (LN), a typical optoelectronic material, has been widely used in integrated optics due to its excellent nonlinear, electro-optic and acousto-optic properties [1][2][3][4]. Recently, the ferroelectric domain engineering on LN have attracted much attention because of the demand to realize nonlinear wave mixing process, including collinear and noncollinear situations in quasi-phase-matching (QPM) manners [5][6][7][8][9]. While it is difficult to carry out uniform micron linewidth ferroelectric domain inversion on typical 500-μm-thick LN crystal (the coercive field is about 21 kV/mm.) at room temperature as the result of the domain growth from +c facet to -c facet. At the same time, the domain structures will deteriorate soon for submicron LN film (540 nm thick) [10].With the development of domain engineering applications, ferroelectric domain structure with micron or sub-micron linewidth is desired [11][12][13][14]. Here we develop a method to fabricate arbitrary ferroelectric domain patterns on LN film (30-50μm thick) by applying a structured external field at room temperature [15][16]. The ferroelectric domain inversion is stable and uniform with 1 μm linewidth resolution.Based on the pattern poled LN film, it is convenient to observe nonlinear diffraction of vortex beam following the nonlinear holographic principle [8,17]. Furthermore, we can effectively tailor nonlinear wavefronts with designed ferroelectric domain through computer-generation holograms (CGH) [18][19][20]. Also, suitable domain structure could be flexibly introduced into LN for spontaneous parametric downconversion [21].

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Calligraphic poling of Lithium Niobate

Cited by 44 publications

References 22 publications

Nonlinear and Quantum Optics with Whispering Gallery Resonators

Nonlinear and Quantum Optics with Whispering Gallery Resonators

Brillouin Lasing with aCaF2Whispering Gallery Mode Resonator

Fabrication of Pattern Poled Lithium Niobate Film and its Nonlinear Optical Applications

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