Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in a low-loss germanium-on-silicon waveguide
Open Access
- 1 January 2021
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in APL Photonics
- Vol. 6 (1) , 016102
Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate supercontinuum (SC) generation in a germanium-on-silicon waveguide. This waveguide exhibits propagation loss between 1.2 dB/cm and 1.35 dB/cm in the 3.6 µm–4.5 µm spectral region for both transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) polarizations. By pumping the waveguide with ∼200 fs pulses at 4.6 µm wavelength, we generate a mid-infrared (IR) SC spanning nearly an octave from 3.39 µm to 6.02 µm at the −40 dB level. Through numerical analysis of the evolution of the SC, we attribute the current limit to further extension into the mid-IR mainly to free-carrier absorption.Keywords
Funding Information
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-17-CE24-0028)
- H2020 European Research Council (648546)
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