Integrated Optical Supercontinuum Generation Physics, Advances, and Applications

This book highlights the physics, research advances, and applications of integrated optical supercontinuum generation (SCG). The authors provide a roadmap of SCG in various nonlinear media and its historical perspective. The commonly used materials of integrated platforms are discussed, which could provide the references for platform choices in various nonlinear applications. The book introduces the fundamental light-guiding mechanisms, explains the typical dispersion engineering approaches, and summarizes various types of integrated waveguides. The authors present an overview of the physical mechanisms and fundamental equations involved in the SCG. They conduct an in-depth discussion on different types of nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) to adapt to various circumstances. Through these equations, readers can numerically model the SCG processes. In particular, the book reviews recent representative SCG reports in the integrated waveguides. Moreover, because of the close relationship between the frequency combs and SC, the book discusses some basic concepts of a frequency comb. Finally, the authors raise future prospects on SCG in the integrated waveguides. The book is a comprehensive reference for graduate students and researchers interested in the subject and a handy manual for professionals engaged in related work.

1. Introduction.- 2. Materials for integrated photonics.- 3. Integrated waveguide structure and properties.- 4. Fabrication process of integrated waveguides.- 5. Mechanisms of SCG based on third-order nonlinearity.

Yang Yue received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, USA, in 2012. He is Professor with the School of Information and Communications Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. His current research interest is intelligent photonics, including optical communications, optical perception, and optical chip. He has published ~300 journal papers (including Science) and conference proceedings with >12,000 citations, one book, seven edited books, two book chapters, >60 issued or pending patents, >200 invited presentations (including 1 tutorial, >30 plenary and >80 keynote talks). He is Fellow of SPIE, Senior Member of IEEE and Optica.

Yuxi Fang received the B.S. degree in optical information science and technology from Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, China, in 2018. She received the Ph.D. degree in the Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 2023. She was a visiting student at Ghent University in Belgium from 2022 to 2023. Her research interest includes integrated photonics and nonlinear optics. She has authored and coauthored >60 research papers, including 29 journal articles and 35 conference proceedings, 4 issued or pending patents, and 1 book chapter. She is Member of IEEE, Optica, and SPIE, and one of the ten recipients of the 2023 IEEE Photonics Society Graduate Student Scholarship.

Wenpu Geng received the B.S. degree in optical information science and technology from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 2019. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Tianjin, China. Her research interest includes fiber optics, nonlinear optics, and integrated photonics. She has authored and coauthored 70 research papers including 29 journal articles and 41 international conference proceedings, 2 issued patents, and 1 book chapter. She is Student Member of IEEE, Optica, and SPIE.

Changjing Bao received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA, in 2017. His research interests include optical communication system, on-chip optical nonlinearities, and integrated optical devices. He has authored and coauthored >100 journal papers and conference proceedings. He worked previously as Optical Engineer at Nokia, Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA, Optical Process Engineer at Molex, Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA, and R&D Optoelectronics Engineer at Intel, Santa Clara, California, USA. He is now working as Member of Technical Staff at Nokia, New York City, New York, USA.