Scalable fabrication of erbium-doped high-Q silica microtoroid resonators via sol-gel coating

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Main Authors: Imamura, Riku, Fujii, Shun, Nagashima, Keigo, Tanabe, Takasumi
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Published: 2024
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author Imamura, Riku
Fujii, Shun
Nagashima, Keigo
Tanabe, Takasumi
author_facet Imamura, Riku
Fujii, Shun
Nagashima, Keigo
Tanabe, Takasumi
contents This study explores sol-gel methods for fabricating erbium-doped silica microtoroid resonators, addressing the limitations of conventional doping techniques and enhancing device scalability. We develop a reproducible sol-gel process that yields defect-free films for photonic applications, and detail common defects and troubleshooting strategies. Two fabrication methods are compared: traditional film deposition on substrates and the direct coating of prefabricated resonators. The latter enables the fabrication of larger resonator diameters (up to 450 μm) without buckling, while achieving a high-Q factor and a low lasing threshold of 350 μW. These erbium-doped resonators exhibit multi-mode laser oscillations at 1550 nm, revealing the sol-gel method's potential for realizing scalable, gain-doped photonic devices.
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spellingShingle Scalable fabrication of erbium-doped high-Q silica microtoroid resonators via sol-gel coating
Imamura, Riku
Fujii, Shun
Nagashima, Keigo
Tanabe, Takasumi
Optics
This study explores sol-gel methods for fabricating erbium-doped silica microtoroid resonators, addressing the limitations of conventional doping techniques and enhancing device scalability. We develop a reproducible sol-gel process that yields defect-free films for photonic applications, and detail common defects and troubleshooting strategies. Two fabrication methods are compared: traditional film deposition on substrates and the direct coating of prefabricated resonators. The latter enables the fabrication of larger resonator diameters (up to 450 μm) without buckling, while achieving a high-Q factor and a low lasing threshold of 350 μW. These erbium-doped resonators exhibit multi-mode laser oscillations at 1550 nm, revealing the sol-gel method's potential for realizing scalable, gain-doped photonic devices.
title Scalable fabrication of erbium-doped high-Q silica microtoroid resonators via sol-gel coating
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.11018