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Integrated ytterbium gain for visible-near-infrared photonics

Danxian Liu, David R. Carlson, Erik W. Masselink, Grisha Spektor, Kiyoul Yang, Nathan Brooks, Peter Chang, Scott A. Diddams, Scott B. Papp, Tianyi Zeng, Tsung-Han Wu, Zachary L. Newman

Ytterbium ions integrated into aluminum oxide deliver high-power near-infrared amplification and visible supercontinuum on chip.

arxiv:2605.13828 v1 · 2026-05-13 · physics.optics

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Here, we demonstrate ytterbium-based optical gain integrated into an aluminum oxide photonic platform, achieving both single-mode lasing and optical amplification in the near-infrared regime. This platform delivers optical amplification with output powers exceeding 0.5 W, an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency above 70%, and a noise figure of 3.3 dB, approaching the quantum limit for phase-insensitive amplification. Furthermore, we achieve femtosecond pulse amplification to a record peak power of 14 kW, enabling supercontinuum generation with visible dispersive waves extending from 780 to 476 nm in conjunction with nonlinear photonic devices.

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Ytterbium ions can be incorporated into the aluminum oxide matrix at sufficient concentration and uniformity to deliver the stated gain, efficiency, and low noise without quenching, scattering losses, or fabrication-induced defects that would prevent heterogeneous integration into standard photonic circuits.

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Ytterbium-doped aluminum oxide photonic platform achieves single-mode lasing, >0.5 W amplification at >70% efficiency and 3.3 dB noise figure, 14 kW peak-power femtosecond pulses, and visible supercontinuum generation from 780 to 476 nm.

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[1] or effectiveχ (2) processes in silicon nitride [66– 68]. Looking forward, full integration of a pulse generator can be realized on the Yb-gain platform established in this work via a Mamyshev oscillat

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arxiv: 2605.13828 · arxiv_version: 2605.13828v1 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2605.13828 · pith_short_12: GDQXUV7I2RFS · pith_short_16: GDQXUV7I2RFSALEE · pith_short_8: GDQXUV7I

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