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Dual comb spectroscopy with tailored spectral broadening in nanophotonic Si3N4

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Esther Baumann, Edgar Perez, Gabriel M. Colacion, Fabrizio Giorgetta, Kevin Cossel, Gabriel Ycas, David Carlson, Kartik Srinivasan, Scott Papp, Ian Coddington, Nathan Newbury

Abstract

Spectral broadening of compact robust Er+: fiber combs is demonstrated with tailored Si3N4 waveguides to obtain spectrally-smooth broadened light in the 2 μm 2.5 μm atmospheric water window for gas spectroscopy. This successfully extends the Er+ spectrum to longer wavelengths not accessible with silica-based fiber systems. To verify the broadband source performance, spectra are acquired with a CO2 and CO gas cell and compared, with excellent agreement, to database line shape models. The dual-comb spectroscopic figure of merit for the new source is 6x106/√Hz, roughly equivalent to that of all-fiber dual comb setups around 1.6 μm. This spectroscopic performance shows that the high coherence between the two combs is retained in the broadening process.
Citation
Optics Express

Keywords

dual-comb spectroscopy, spectral broadening, SiN waveguides

Citation

Baumann, E. , Perez, E. , Colacion, G. , Giorgetta, F. , Cossel, K. , Ycas, G. , Carlson, D. , Srinivasan, K. , Papp, S. , Coddington, I. and Newbury, N. (2019), Dual comb spectroscopy with tailored spectral broadening in nanophotonic Si3N4, Optics Express, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=926875 (Accessed October 10, 2025)

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Created April 15, 2019, Updated September 29, 2025
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