Cascaded multi-phonon stimulated Raman scattering near second-harmonic-generation in thin-film lithium niobate microdisk

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates cascaded multi-phonon stimulated Raman scattering near second-harmonic-generation in thin-film lithium niobate microdisks, enabling efficient wavelength conversion and spectral tuning for nonlinear optical applications.

Contribution

It introduces the first demonstration of cascaded Raman signals near SHG in thin-film lithium niobate microdisks with tunable spectral lines.

Findings

Raman signals reach up to 80 nm away from SHG

Successful generation of sum-frequency signals in the visible range

Microresonators effectively enable wavelength upconversion

Abstract

High-quality microresonators can greatly enhance light-matter interactions and are excellent platforms for studying nonlinear optics. Wavelength conversion through nonlinear processes is the key to many applications of integrated optics. The stimulated Raman scattering process can extend the emission wavelength of a laser source to a wider range. Lithium niobate, as a Raman active crystalline material, has remarkable potential for wavelength conversion. Here, we demonstrate the generation of cascaded multi-phonon Raman signals near the second-harmonic-generation peak in X-cut thin-film lithium niobate microdisk. Fine tuning of the specific cascaded Raman spectral lines has also been made by changing the pump wavelength. Raman lines can reach wavelength up to about 80 nm away from the SHG signal. We realize the SFG process associated with Raman signals in the visible range as well. Our work extends the use of WGM microresonators as effective optical upconversion wavelength converters in nonlinear optical applications.