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Area of Science:

  • Photonics and Optical Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering

Background:

  • Optical pulses are critical for data transmission, imaging, and scientific research.
  • Achieving ultrashort optical pulses is key to enhancing resolution and data capacity.
  • Integrated, CMOS-compatible pulse compression is needed for widespread adoption in silicon photonics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally demonstrate silicon-based optical pulse compression using CMOS foundry processes.
  • To develop integrated photonic devices for temporal compression of optical pulses.
  • To enable mass manufacturing and integration of pulse compression technology.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a two-stage approach involving self-phase modulation via Kerr nonlinearity in silicon.
  • Employed Bragg soliton-effect temporal compression.
  • Fabricated devices using a wafer-scale CMOS foundry process on silicon-on-insulator.

Main Results:

  • Achieved temporal compression of optical pulses up to 3.6×.
  • Demonstrated good agreement between experimental results and numerical calculations.
  • Successfully realized efficient silicon-on-insulator devices for temporal compression.

Conclusions:

  • Silicon-based pulse compression is feasible using standard CMOS foundry processes.
  • The developed devices can be mass-manufactured and integrated with other photonic and electronic circuits.
  • This work paves the way for advanced applications requiring ultrashort optical pulses.