Soliton compression and supercontinuum spectra in nonlinear diamond photonics

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Original languageEnglish
Article number109939
JournalDiamond and Related Materials
Volume136
Early online date25 Apr 2023
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2023

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We numerically explore synthetic crystal diamond for realizing novel light sources in ranges which are up to now difficult to achieve with other materials, such as sub-10-fs pulse durations and challenging spectral ranges. We assess the performance of on-chip diamond waveguides for controlling light generation by means of nonlinear soliton dynamics. Tailoring the cross-section of such diamond waveguides allows to design dispersion profiles with custom zero-dispersion points and anomalous dispersion ranges exceeding an octave. Various propagation dynamics, including supercontinuum generation by soliton fission, can be realized in diamond photonics. In stark contrast to usual silica-based optical fibers, where such processes occur on the scale of meters, in diamond millimeter-scale propagation distances are sufficient. Unperturbed soliton-dynamics prior to soliton fission allow to identify a pulse self-compression scenario that promises record-breaking compression factors on chip-size propagation lengths.

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    physics.optics, physics.comp-ph, Supercontinuum generation, Pulse self-compression, Diamond, Generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation

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Soliton compression and supercontinuum spectra in nonlinear diamond photonics. / Melchert, O.; Kinnewig, S.; Dencker, F. et al.
In: Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 136, 109939, 06.2023.

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Melchert O, Kinnewig S, Dencker F, Perevoznik D, Willms S, Babushkin I et al. Soliton compression and supercontinuum spectra in nonlinear diamond photonics. Diamond and Related Materials. 2023 Jun;136:109939. Epub 2023 Apr 25. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2211.00492, 10.1016/j.diamond.2023.109939
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