KERR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL RESONATORS FOR CONTINUOUSLY-TUNABLE AND WAVELENGTH-ACCURATE NONLINEAR CONVERSION AND METHODS THEREOF

Abstract: a system for wavelength-accurate conversion includes a light source configured to pump a first color laser light and a device configured for kerr-nonlinear wavelength conversion of the first color laser light to a signal laser light and an idler laser light, the device includes: a waveguide configured to couple to the light source; and a microring resonator coupled to the light source via the waveguide. the microring resonator configured to generate the signal laser light and the idler laser light. the microring resonator including a plurality of projections. a number of the projections is linked to a targeted output wavelength for at least one of the signal laser light or the idler laser light, and a refractive index grating strength of each projection of the plurality of projections is linked to a frequency mismatch between modes when comparing to a reference device lacking the plurality of projections.

Inventor(s): Jordan Stone, Kartik Srinivasan, Xiyuan Lu

CPC Classification: G02F1/365 (OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS)

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