• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 10, Issue 5, 1290 (2022)
Yaozu Xie1, Jiaqi Li1, Yanfeng Zhang1、2、*, Zeru Wu1, Shihao Zeng1, Shuqing Lin1, Zhaoyang Wu1, Wenchao Zhou1, Yujie Chen1, and Siyuan Yu1、3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
  • 2e-mail: zhangyf33@mail.sysu.edu.cn
  • 3e-mail: yusy@mail.sysu.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.454816 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yaozu Xie, Jiaqi Li, Yanfeng Zhang, Zeru Wu, Shihao Zeng, Shuqing Lin, Zhaoyang Wu, Wenchao Zhou, Yujie Chen, Siyuan Yu. Soliton frequency comb generation in CMOS-compatible silicon nitride microresonators[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(5): 1290 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The monolithic integration of soliton microcomb devices with active photonic components and high-frequency electronics is highly desirable for practical applications. Among many materials, silicon nitride (SiNx) waveguide layers prepared by low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) have been the main platform for on-chip optical frequency comb generation. However, the high temperatures involved in LPCVD render it incompatible as a back-end process with complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) or active III-V compound semiconductor fabrication flows. We report the generation of coherent soliton frequency combs in micro-ring resonators fabricated in deuterated silicon nitride (SiNx:D) waveguides with a loss of 0.09 dB/cm. Deposited at 270°C by an inductance-coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition (ICP-CVD) process, the material preparation and fabrication flow are fully CMOS-compatible. These results enable the integration of silicon-nitride-based optical combs and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) on prefabricated CMOS and/or III-V substrates, therefore marking a major step forward in SiNx photonic technologies.
    Yaozu Xie, Jiaqi Li, Yanfeng Zhang, Zeru Wu, Shihao Zeng, Shuqing Lin, Zhaoyang Wu, Wenchao Zhou, Yujie Chen, Siyuan Yu. Soliton frequency comb generation in CMOS-compatible silicon nitride microresonators[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(5): 1290
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