光学微腔尺寸对其热效应的影响

Impact of optical microcavity size on thermal effects

  • 摘要: 微环谐振器作为微腔光频梳生成的核心器件,其热效应对微腔光频梳的稳定激发与持续运行具有重要影响。本文针对两个直径呈2倍关系的氮化硅微环谐振器,通过微环谐振器热动力学模型分析与激光泵浦扫描实验,揭示了微环谐振器尺寸对其热效应的影响规律。研究结果表明,较小尺寸的微环谐振器由于热容和热导较低,在泵浦激光输入时温升更为显著,同时热三角偏斜程度更大,谐振漂移量也更为明显。因此,增大微环谐振器尺寸可有效抑制热效应。本文的研究为定量分析微环尺寸对热效应的影响提供了理论依据,有助于优化微环谐振器的热稳定性并提升微腔光频梳的激发效率。

     

    Abstract: Microring resonators serve as pivotal components for the generation of microcavity optical frequency combs, and their thermal characteristics significantly affect the stable excitation and operational sustainability of these combs. This research examines two silicon nitride microring resonators with a twofold difference in diameter, elucidating the influence of resonator size on thermal effects via a thermal dynamics model and pump laser scanning experiments. The findings indicate that the smaller microring resonator, due to its lower heat capacity and thermal conductance, experiences a more pronounced temperature increase during laser pumping. Moreover, it exhibits a greater thermal triangular skew and more substantial resonance drift. As a result, enlarging the size of the microring resonator effectively mitigates these thermal effects. This study offers valuable insights into the quantitative assessment of microring size on thermal behavior, aiding in the optimization of microring thermal stability and improving the excitation efficiency of microcavity frequency combs.

     

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