Greater than one billion Q factor for on-chip microresonators

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作者
Wu, Lue [1 ]
Wang, Heming [1 ]
Yang, Qifan [1 ]
Ji, Qing-xin [1 ,2 ]
Shen, Boqiang [1 ]
Bao, Chengying [1 ]
Gao, Maodong [1 ]
Vahala, Kerry [1 ]
机构
[1] CALTECH, TJ Watson Lab Appl Phys, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[2] Peking Univ, Sch Phys, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
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D O I
10.1364/OL.394940
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
High optical quality (Q) factors are critically important in optical microcavities, where performance in applications spanning nonlinear optics to cavity quantum electrodynamics is determined. Here, a record Q factor of over 1.1 billion is demonstrated for on-chip optical resonators. Using silica whispering-gallery resonators on silicon, Q-factor data is measured over wavelengths spanning the C/L bands (100 nm) and for a range of resonator sizes and mode families. A record low sub-milliwatt parametric oscillation threshold is also measured in 9 GHz free-spectral-range devices. The results show the potential for thermal silica on silicon as a resonator material. (C) 2020 Optical Society of America
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页码:5129 / 5131
页数:3
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