Partners
Université Paris Saclay / CNRS : Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N)
Université de Montpellier / CNRS : Institut d'Electronique et des Systèmes (IES)
Politecnico Di Milano / L-Ness

   

Light Up meeting June 2023

Resume

Silicon photonics is expected to have a major impact for the development of mid-infrared photonics by leveraging the reliable and high-volume fabrication technologies already developed for microelectronic integrated circuits. A key point for the development of real applications for mid-IR photonics is the coupling of the photonic circuits with the mid-IR light source. In this context, LIGHT UP project addresses the integration of an an InAs/AlSb – based Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) on a mid-InfraRed Germanium (Ge)-based photonics integrated circuit. The groundbreaking concept of the project is the epitaxial growth of QCL devices on the Ge-based photonics circuit, to offer large-volume, wafer-level complete mid-IR photonic platform. Both the QCL active region and the Ge-based photonics circuit will be specifically designed to optimize both the coupling strategy and the material properties, i.e., to preserve low optical losses and large optical gain. As a final demonstrator, the demonstration of a Ge-based PIC with a monolithically integrated QCL working at 7.4 µm is targeted. The choice of this wavelength is related to potential application to alkane sensing, that can be easily tested and can show rapidly the impact of the proposed work. The results achieved within the LIGHT UP project will give answers on the possibilities and opportunity of a new and ambitious monolithically integrated III-Sb on Ge-based mid-IR platform. In a long term vision, a large number of unique and innovative devices such as an ultra-compact, wideband and tunable light source coupled with on-chip optical modulator, photodetectors, or with integrated spectrometers will then be envisioned. Such a platform is expected to be have a major impact for many applications, including real-time environmental monitoring of pollutants, early medical diagnostic, or free space telecommunications, among others.

Publications

Articles in journals

 

• Natnicha Koompai, Thi Hao Nhi Nguyen, Victor Turpaud, Jacopo Frigerio, Virginia Falcone, Stefano Calcaterra, Luca Lucia, Adel Bousseksou, Raffaele Colombelli, Jean-Rene Coudevylle, David Bouville, Carlos Alonso-Ramos, Laurent Vivien, Giovanni Isella, Delphine Marris-Morini, Long wave-infrared integrated resonators in the 7.5-9 µm wavelength range, Applied Physics Letters,123 (3) (2023), https://hal.science/hal-04149167
• Andres Remis, Laura Monge-Bartolome, Michele Paparella, Audrey Gilbert, Guilhem Boissier, Marco Grande, Alan Blake, Liam O’Faolain, Laurent Cerutti, Jean-Baptiste Rodriguez and Eric Tournié, Unlocking the monolithic integration scenario: optical coupling between GaSb diode lasers epitaxially grown on patterned Si substrates and passive SiN waveguides, Light Sci Appl 12, 150 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-023-01185-4
• A. Remis, L. Monge-Bartolomé, G. Boissier, M. Waguaf, J-B Rodriguez, L. Cerutti, and E. Tournié, Effect of dislocations on the performance of GaSb-based diode lasers grown on silicon, Journal of Applied Physics 133, 093103 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0135606
• T.H.N. Nguyen, N. Koompai, V. Turpaud, M. Montesinos-Ballester, J Frigerio, S. Calcaterra, A. Ballabio, X. Le Roux, J-R. Coudevylle, C. Villebasse, D. Bouville, C. Alonso-Ramos, L. Vivien, G. Isella, D. Marris-Morini, Room temperature integrated photodetector between 5 µm and 8 µm wavelength, Advanced Photonics Research, 2200237 (2022) http://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202200237
• T.H.N. Nguyen, N. Koompai, V. Turpaud, M. Montesinos-Ballester, J. Peltier, J Frigerio, A. Ballabio, R. Giani, J-R. Coudevylle, C. Villebasse, D. Bouville, C. Alonso-Ramos, L. Vivien, G. Isella, D. Marris-Morini, 1 GHz electro-optical silicon-germanium modulator in the 5-9 μm wavelength range, Optics Express, 30, (26), 47093 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.476164
• K. Kinjalk, A. Gilbert, A. Remis, Z. Loghmari, L. Cerutti, G. Patriarche, M. Bahiz, R. Teissier, A.N. Baranov, J.B.Rodriguez, E. Tournié, Quantum cascade lasers monolithically integrated on germanium, Optics Express 30 (25), 45259 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.472473
• M. Montesinos-Ballester, L. Deniel, N. Koompai, T.H.N. Nguyen, J. Frigerio, A. Ballabio, V. Falcone, X. Le Roux, C. Alonso-Ramos, L. Vivien, A. Bousseksou, G. Isella, and D. Marris-Morini, Mid-infrared Integrated Electro-optic Modulator Operating up to 225 MHz between 6.4 and 10.7 μm Wavelength, ACS Photonics 2022, 9, 1, 249–255, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.1c01449





 
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Invited communications in international conferences

 

• E. Tournié, J.-B. Rodriguez, L. Cerutti, A. Gilbert, M. Silvestre, M. Fagot, M. Rio Calvo, A. Remis, M. Paparella, G. Boissier, K. Kinjalk, Z. Loghmari, R. Teissier, A.N. Baranov., Epitaxial integration of mid-infrared III-V devices on group-IV substrates, E-MRS Fall Meeting, Symposium A: ”Integration of advanced materials on Silicon: from classical to neuromorphic and quantum applications”, 18 – 21 September 2023, Warsaw (Poland).
• Eric Tournié, M. Paparella, A. Remis, A. Gilbert, M. Rio-Calvo, L. Monge-Bartolome, G. Boissier, M. Grande, L. Cerutti, A. Blake, L. O’Faolain, J.-B. Rodriguez., Mid-IR lasers epitaxially integrated on Si photonics circuits, International Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop (iNOW 2023). ”, 18 – 21 September 2023, Warsaw (Poland).
• A. Remis, M. Paparella, L. Monge-Bartolomé, A. Gilbert, G. Boissier, M. Grande, A. Blake, L. O’Faolain, L. Cerutti, J.-B. Rodriguez and E. Tournié, Monolithic Integration of GaSb diode lasers on a Si photonic circuit, CLEO Europe, 23-30 June 2023, Munich (Germany)
• E. Tournié, A. Remis, M. Paparella, A. Gilbert, L. Monge-Bartolomé, M. Rio-Calvo, D. A. Diaz Thomas, Z. Loghmari, L. Cerutti, A.N. Baranov, R. Teissier, and J.-B. Rodriguez., Mid-IR lasers epitaxially integrated onto Si, 45th Freiburg Infrared Colloquium, May 16 – 17, 2023, Freiburg (Germany).
• A. Remis, M. Paparella, L. Monge-Bartolome, A. Gilbert, M. Rio Calvo, G. Boissier, M. Grande, L. Cerutti, L. O’Faolain, J.-B. Rodriguez, and E. Tournié., Butt-coupled mid-IR diode lasers grown on patterned Si photonic wafers, SPIE Photonics West, Opto Symposium, 28 January - 2 February 2023, San Francisco (USA). Proc. SPIE PC12426, (2023). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2649801.
• T. H. N. Nguyen, N. Koompai, V. Turpaud, J. Frigerio, A. Ballabio, S. Calcaterra, R. Giani, C. Alonso Ramos, L. Vivien, G. Isella, D. Marris-Morini, Silicon Germanium integrated modulator and photodetector in the mid-IR wavelength range, 3rd joint International Conference on Silicon Epitaxy and Heterostructures (ICSI) and International SiGe Technology and Device Meeting (ISTDM), Como, 22-25 May 2023
• D. Marris-Morini, N. Koompai, T. H. N. Nguyen, V. Turpaud, V. Falcone, J. Frigerio, A. Ballabio, J.R. Coudevylle, D. Bouville, C. Villebasse, C. Alonso Ramos, L. Vivien, G. Isella, SiGe photonics circuits for the mid-IR wavelength range, International Workshop on Optical Wave & Waveguide Theory and Numerical Modelling (OWTNM), Marseille, 4-5 may 2023.
• Delphine Marris-Morini, Thi Hao Nhi Nguyen, Natnicha Koompai, Victor Turpaud, Jacopo Frigerio, Stefano Calcaterra, Luca Lucia, Adel Bousseksou, Raffaele Colombelli, Jean-Rene Coudevylle, Cedric Villebasse, David Bouville, Carlos Alonso-Ramos, Laurent Vivien, Giovanni Isella, Graded index Silicon Germanium photonics circuits in the mid-infrared range, The International “Infrared and Terahertz quantum workshop” (ITQW) 25-30 June 2023, Erice (Italy).
• Delphine Marris-Morini, Thi Hao Nhi Nguyen, Natnicha Koompai, Victor Turpaud, Jacopo Frigerio, Stefano Calcaterra, Luca Lucia, Adel Bousseksou, Raffaele Colombelli, Jean-Rene Coudevylle, Cedric Villebasse, David Bouville, Carlos Alonso-Ramos, Laurent Vivien, Giovanni Isella, Mid-Infrared photonics circuits based on graded index Silicon Germanium waveguides, SE-MRS fall meeting, 18-21 September 2023, Varsaw (Poland)

Communications in international conferences

 

• K. Kinjalk, A. Gilbert, A. Remis, Z. Loghmari, L. Cerutti, M. Bahriz, R. Teissier, A.N. Baranov, J.-B. Rodriguez and E. Tournié, Monolithic integration of InAs-based quantum cascade lasers on germanium ,SPIE Photonics West, Opto Symposium, 28 January 2 February 2023, San Francisco (USA). Proc. SPIE 12426, 1242606 (2023). .
• Thi Hao Nhi Nguyen, Natnicha Koompai, Victor Turpaud, Jonathan Peltier, Jacopo Frigerio, Stefano Calcaterra, Andrea Ballabio, Jean-Rene Coudevylle, Cedric Villebasse, David Bouville, Carlos Alonso-Ramos, Laurent Vivien, Giovanni Isella, and Delphine Marris-Morini,, Integrated electro-optical modulator and photodetector for the mid-infrared spectral range,,SCLEO conference,7-12 may 2023, San Jose, USA.
• Victor Turpaud, Natnicha Koompai, Thi Hao Nhi Nguyen, Yijun Yang, Jacopo Frigerio, Jean-René Coudevylle, David Bouville, Carlos Alonso-Ramos, Etienne Herth, Laurent Vivien, Giovanni Isella, and Delphine Marris-Morini, Enhancing Mid-Infrared Supercontinuum Generation at Low Pump Power in SiGeWaveguides,CLEO Eurore, 26-30 June 2023, Munich, Germany.
• Thi Hao Nhi Nguyen, Natnicha Koompai, Victor Turpaud, Miguel Montesinos-Ballester, Jonathan Peltier, Jacopo Frigerio, Andrea Ballabio, Jean-René Coudevylle, Cédric Villebasse, David Bouville, Carlos Alonso-Ramos, Laurent Vivien, Giovanni Isella, and Delphine Marris-Morini, 1 GHz integrated electro-optical modulator in the 5.5-9 µm wavelength range ,(ECIO) 19-21 April 2023, Twente (The Netherlands).
• Thi Hao Nhi Nguyen, Natnicha Koompai, Victor Turpaud, Miguel Montesinos-Ballester, Jacopo Frigerio, Stefano Calcaterra, Andrea Ballabio, Xavier Le Roux, Jean-Rene Coudevylle, Cedric Villebasse, David Bouville, Carlos Alonso-Ramos, Laurent Vivien, Giovanni Isella, and Delphine Marris-Morini Integrated photodetector operating in the long-wave infrared spectral range, IEEE Silicon photonics conference ,4-7 April 2023, Arlington VA (USA).
• Natnicha Koompai, Thi Hao Nhi Nguyen, Luca Lucia, Victor Turpaud, Jacopo Frigerio, Adel Bousseksou, Carlos Alonso-Ramos, Laurent Vivien, Raffaele Colombelli, Giovanni Isella, and Delphine Marris-Morini,Racetrack resonator based-on SiGe waveguide for long-wave infrared range,,IEEE Silicon photonics conference, 4-7 April 2023, Arlington VA (USA).

Contact

Delphine Marris-Morini : delphine.morini@universite-paris-saclay.fr

Funding

ANR-19 CE24-0002-01