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Hauptverfasser: Shelton, Anna, Xin, C. J., Powell, Keith, Yang, Jiayu, Lu, Shengyuan, Sinclair, Neil, Loncar, Marko
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Veröffentlicht: 2025
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.17980
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author Shelton, Anna
Xin, C. J.
Powell, Keith
Yang, Jiayu
Lu, Shengyuan
Sinclair, Neil
Loncar, Marko
author_facet Shelton, Anna
Xin, C. J.
Powell, Keith
Yang, Jiayu
Lu, Shengyuan
Sinclair, Neil
Loncar, Marko
contents We explore a robust fabrication process for periodically-poled thin-film lithium tantalate (PP-TFLT) by systematically varying fabrication parameters and confirming the quality of inverted domains with second-harmonic microscopy (SHM). We find a periodic poling recipe that can be applied to both acoustic-grade and optical-grade film, electrode material, and presence of an oxide interlayer. By using a single high-voltage electrical pulse with peak voltage time of 10 ms or less and a ramp-down time of 90 s, rectangular poling domains are established and stabilized in the PP-TFLT. We employ our robust periodic poling process in a controllable pole-after-etch approach to produce PP-TFLT ridge waveguides with normalized second harmonic generation (SHG) conversion efficiencies of 208 %W-1cm-2 from 1550 nm to 775 nm in line with the theoretical value of 244 %W-1cm-2. This work establishes a high-performance poling process and demonstrates telecommunications band SHG for thin-film lithium tantalate, expanding the capabilities of the platform for frequency mixing applications in quantum photonics, sensing, and spectroscopy.
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spellingShingle Robust Poling and Frequency Conversion on Thin-Film Periodically Poled Lithium Tantalate
Shelton, Anna
Xin, C. J.
Powell, Keith
Yang, Jiayu
Lu, Shengyuan
Sinclair, Neil
Loncar, Marko
Optics
We explore a robust fabrication process for periodically-poled thin-film lithium tantalate (PP-TFLT) by systematically varying fabrication parameters and confirming the quality of inverted domains with second-harmonic microscopy (SHM). We find a periodic poling recipe that can be applied to both acoustic-grade and optical-grade film, electrode material, and presence of an oxide interlayer. By using a single high-voltage electrical pulse with peak voltage time of 10 ms or less and a ramp-down time of 90 s, rectangular poling domains are established and stabilized in the PP-TFLT. We employ our robust periodic poling process in a controllable pole-after-etch approach to produce PP-TFLT ridge waveguides with normalized second harmonic generation (SHG) conversion efficiencies of 208 %W-1cm-2 from 1550 nm to 775 nm in line with the theoretical value of 244 %W-1cm-2. This work establishes a high-performance poling process and demonstrates telecommunications band SHG for thin-film lithium tantalate, expanding the capabilities of the platform for frequency mixing applications in quantum photonics, sensing, and spectroscopy.
title Robust Poling and Frequency Conversion on Thin-Film Periodically Poled Lithium Tantalate
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.17980