High quality factor nanophotonic resonators in bulk rare-earth doped crystals

• DOI: 10.1364/oe.24.000536
• Publication Date: 2016-01-07T22:11:13Z
• Authors: Tian Zhong; Jake Rochman; Jonathan M. Kindem; Evan Miyazono; Andrei Faraon
• Keywords: Nanophotonics; Q factor; Thulium

Numerous bulk crystalline materials exhibit attractive nonlinear and luminescent properties for classical quantum optical applications. A chip-scale platform high quality factor nanocavities in these will enable new optoelectronic devices light-matter interfaces. In this article, photonic crystal nanobeam resonators fabricated using focused ion beam milling insulators, such as rare-earth doped yttrium orthosilicate vanadate, are demonstrated. Operation the visible, near infrared, telecom wavelengths with factors up to 27,000 mode volumes close one cubic wavelength is measured. These nanolasers, on-chip memories, single photon sources, non-linear at low numbers based on ions. The techniques also applicable other centers crystal.