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Area of Science:

  • Photonics and nonlinear optics.
  • Quantum technologies and advanced sensing.

Background:

  • Optical parametric oscillation (OPO) offers flexible wavelength generation crucial for quantum information science, metrology, and sensing.
  • Microchip OPO devices are vital for accessing specific wavelengths but require high conversion efficiency and output power.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a high-performance silicon photonics OPO device.
  • To achieve efficient and high-power coherent light generation using nonlinear optical processes.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a silicon nitride microresonator with third-order (χ(3)) nonlinearity.
  • Implementing strategies to suppress competitive nonlinear processes.
  • Employing strong overcoupling of the output light to enhance performance.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated OPO with signal and idler fields separated by over 150 THz.
  • Achieved a pump-to-idler conversion efficiency of up to 29%.
  • Generated an on-chip output idler power exceeding 18 mW.

Conclusions:

  • The developed silicon photonics OPO exhibits unprecedented performance in efficiency and output power.
  • The methodology is compatible with existing silicon photonics platforms and integrated pump lasers.
  • Enables flexible generation of coherent light across diverse wavelengths for advanced applications.