Rectangular SNAP microresonator fabricated with a femtosecond laser

Abstract

Surface nanoscale axial photonics (SNAP) microresonators, which are fabricated by nanoscale effective radius variation (ERV) of the optical fiber with subangstrom precision, can be potentially used as miniature classical and quantum signal processors, frequency comb generators, and ultraprecise microfluidic and environmental optical sensors. Many of these applications require the introduction of nanoscale ERV with a large contrast α, which is defined as the maximum shift of the fiber cutoff wavelength introduced per unit length of the fiber axis. The previously developed fabrication methods of SNAP structures, which used focused CO2 and femtosecond laser beams, achieved α∼0.02 nm∕μm. Here we develop a new, to the best of our knowledge, fabrication method of SNAP microresonators with a femtosecond laser, which allows us to demonstrate a 50-fold improvement of previous results and achieve α∼1 nm∕μm. Furthermore, our fabrication method enables the introduction of ERV that is several times larger than the maximum ERV demonstrated previously. As an example, we fabricate a rectangular SNAP resonator and investigate its group delay characteristics. Our experimental results are in good agreement with theoretical simulations. Overall, the developed approach allows us to reduce the axial scale of SNAP structures by an order of magnitude.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.44.005606
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Funding Information: Funding. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/P006183/1); Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (H2020 GA 713694); National Natural Science Foundation of China (61775074); National Key R&D Program of China (SQ2018YFE010506). Acknowledgment. Q
Additional Information: This paper was published in Optics Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.44.005606. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Publication ISSN: 1539-4794
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2024 12:17
Date Deposited: 09 Dec 2019 08:37
Full Text Link: https://arxiv.o ... /1911.01246.pdf
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2019-11-15
Published Online Date: 2019-10-23
Accepted Date: 2019-10-22
Authors: Yu, Qi
Zaki, Sajid
Yang, Yong
Toropov, Nikita (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-0297-3661)
Shu, Xuewen
Sumetsky, Misha (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-7289-3547)

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