Two-octaves spanning supercontinuum generation in nitrogen-rich silicon nitride

Christian Lafforgue (1) , Sylvain Guerber (1) , Joan Manel Ramírez (2) , Xavier Le Roux (3) , Guillaume Marcaud (4) , Carlos Alonso-Ramos (4) , Delphine Marris-Morini (4) , Eric Cassan (3) , Charles Baudot (5) , Frederic Boeuf (5) , Laurent Vivien (4)

1 C2N (UMR_9001) - Centre de Nanosciences et Nanotechnologies
2 C2N - Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies
3 IEF - Institut d'électronique fondamentale
4 C2N - Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies [Orsay]
5 ST-CROLLES - STMicroelectronics [Crolles]

Here we experimentally demonstrate two-octave spanning supercontinuum generation in nitrogen-rich silicon nitride waveguides fabricated through backend CMOS compatible processes. Experimental results are in good agreement with our numerical calculations.

Mots clés: photonics; supercontinuum generation; SiN waveguides; nonlinear optics; photonics

Domaines: Optique / photonique

Christian Lafforgue, Sylvain Guerber, Joan Manel Ramírez, Xavier Le Roux, Guillaume Marcaud, et al.. Two-octaves spanning supercontinuum generation in nitrogen-rich silicon nitride. Photonics North, May 2019, Quebec city, Canada. ⟨hal-02933340⟩