Self-locked low threshold OPO in a CMOS-compatible microring resonator
conference contribution
posted on 2024-10-31, 17:49authored byLucia Caspani, Marco Peccianti, Alessia Pasquazi, Matteo Clerici, Luca Razzari, Brent Little, Sai Chu, David Moss, Roberto Morandotti
We report a novel design for an integrated optical parametric oscillator (OPO) in a CMOS-compatible microring. It exploits self-sustained lasing of the pump tuned to a microcavity resonance, preventing the OPO from dimming with thermal fluctuations.