Das, S. orcid.org/0000-0002-2313-2183, Uddin, M.G., Li, D. et al. (6 more authors) (2025) Nanoscale thickness Octave-spanning coherent supercontinuum light generation. Light: Science & Applications, 14 (1). 41. ISSN 2095-5545
Abstract
Coherent broadband light generation has attracted massive attention due to its numerous applications ranging from metrology, sensing, and imaging to communication. In general, spectral broadening is realized via third-order and higher-order nonlinear optical processes (e.g., self-phase modulation, Raman transition, four-wave mixing, multiwave mixing), which are typically weak and thus require a long interaction length and the phase matching condition to enhance the efficient nonlinear light-matter interaction for broad-spectrum generation. Here, for the first time, we report octave-spanning coherent light generation at the nanometer scale enabled by a phase-matching-free frequency down-conversion process. Up to octave-spanning coherent light generation with a −40dB spectral width covering from ~565 to 1906 nm is demonstrated in discreate manner via difference-frequency generation, a second-order nonlinear process in gallium selenide and niobium oxide diiodide crystals at the 100-nanometer scale. Compared with conventional coherent broadband light sources based on bulk materials, our demonstration is ~5 orders of magnitude thinner and requires ~3 orders of magnitude lower excitation power. Our results open a new way to possibly create compact, versatile and integrated ultra-broadband light sources.
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Keywords: | Physical Sciences;Quantum Physics; Classical Physics |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2025 10:15 |
Last Modified: | 31 Jan 2025 10:15 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41377-024-01660-6 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:222556 |
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