학술논문

Efficient and robust second-harmonic generation in thin-film lithium niobate using modal phase matching
Document Type
article
Source
Frontiers in Photonics, Vol 4 (2023)
Subject
thin-film LNOI
frequency conversion
second-harmonic generation
single photons
higher-order modes
nonlinear waveguides
Applied optics. Photonics
TA1501-1820
Language
English
ISSN
2673-6853
34640142
Abstract
A double-ridge waveguide is designed for efficient and robust second-harmonic generation (SHG) using the thin-film lithium-niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) platform. Perfect phase matching (PhM) is achieved between the fundamental waveguide mode at 1,550 nm and a higher-order mode at the second harmonic. The fabrication tolerances of the PhM condition are simulated using a finite-difference method mode solver, and conversion efficiencies as high as 3.92 W−1 are obtained for a 1-cm long waveguide. This design allows access to the largest element of the second-order nonlinear susceptibility tensor, and represents a scalable alternative to waveguides based on periodically-poled lithium niobate (PPLN). The design has the potential for generating pairs of entangled photons in the infrared C-band by spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC).