Abstract

Si3N4 waveguides, pumped at 1550 nm, can provide spectrally smooth, broadband light for gas spectroscopy in the important 2 μm to 2.5 μm atmospheric water window, which is only partially accessible with silica-fiber based systems. By combining Er+ fiber frequency combs and supercontinuum generation in tailored Si3N4 waveguides, high signal-to-noise dual-comb spectroscopy spanning 2 μm to 2.5 μm is demonstrated. Acquired broadband dualcomb spectra of CO and CO2 agree well with database line shape models and have a spectralsignal-to-noise as high as 48/√s, showing that the high coherence between the two combs is retained in the Si3N4 supercontinuum generation. The dual-comb spectroscopy figure of merit is 6 x 10^6/√s, equivalent to that of all-fiber dual-comb spectroscopy systems in the 1.6 μm band. based on these results, future dual-comb spectroscopy can combine fiber comb technology with Si3N4 waveguides to access new spectral windows in a robust non-laboratory platform.

Publication Details
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2019
Volume
27
Number of Pages
11869
ISSN Number
1094-4087
DOI
10.1364/OE.27.011869
URL
https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-27-8-11869
Journal
Optics Express
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