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    • Materials Science
    • Optical Engineering

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    • Silicon nitride (SiN) waveguides are crucial for integrated photonics.
    • Existing fabrication methods can be complex and costly.
    • Developing cost-effective SiN waveguides with low loss and high nonlinear performance is essential.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a novel fabrication process for nonlinear silicon nitride waveguides.
    • To demonstrate reduced processing complexity and cost.
    • To characterize the optical and nonlinear properties of the fabricated waveguides.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication using Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD).
    • Conventional contact UV-lithography for patterning.
    • High-temperature annealing for improved waveguide properties.
    • Optical loss and nonlinear refractive index measurements.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved low linear optical loss as low as 0.58 dB/cm.
    • Demonstrated consistent low loss across a broad wavelength range (1500-1630 nm).
    • Determined a nonlinear refractive index of approximately 6.94 × 10⁻¹⁹ m²/W.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed PECVD-based platform significantly reduces fabrication complexity and cost.
    • The fabricated SiN waveguides exhibit competitive nonlinear performance.
    • These waveguides are promising for developing advanced on-chip nonlinear optical devices and circuits.