High-coherence hybrid-integrated 780 nm source by self-injection-locked second-harmonic generation in a high-Q silicon-nitride resonator

Abstract

By self-injection-locking a 1560 nm distributed feedback semiconductor laser to a high-$Q$ silicon nitride resonator, a high-coherence 780 nm second harmonic signal is generated via the photogalvanic-induced second-order nonlinearity. A record-low frequency noise floor of 4 Hz${}^2$/Hz is achieved for the 780 nm emission. The approach can be generalized for signal generation over a wide range of visible and near-visible bands.