Hyperparametric oscillation via bound states in the continuum
Abstract
Optical hyperparametric oscillation based on the third-order nonlinearity is one of the most significant mechanisms to generate coherent electromagnetic radiation and produce quantum states of light. Advances in dispersion-engineered high- microresonators allow for generating signal waves far from the pump and decrease the oscillation power threshold to submilliwatt levels. However, the pump-to-signal conversion efficiency and absolute signal power are low, fundamentally limited by parasitic mode competition and attainable cavity intrinsic to coupling ratio, i.e., . Here, we use Friedrich-Wintgen bound states in the continuum (BICs) to overcome the physical challenges in an integrated microresonator-waveguide system. As a result, on-chip coherent hyperparametric oscillation is generated in BICs with unprecedented conversion efficiency and absolute signal power. This work not only opens a path to generate high-power and efficient continuous-wave electromagnetic radiation in Kerr nonlinear media but also enhances the understanding of microresonator-waveguide system - an elementary unit of modern photonics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2207.00203,
title = {Hyperparametric oscillation via bound states in the continuum},
author = {Fuchuan Lei and Zhichao Ye and Krishna Twayana and Yan Gao and Marcello Girardi and Óskar B. Helgason and Ping Zhao and Victor Torres-Company},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.00203},
year = {2023}
}