On-chip Kerr parametric oscillation with integrated heating for enhanced frequency tuning and control

Nonlinear microresonators can convert light from chipintegrated sources into new wavelengths within the visible and near -infrared spectrum. For most applications, such as the interrogation of quantum systems with specific transition wavelengths, tuning the frequency of converted light is critical. Nonetheless, demonstrations of wavelength conversion have mostly overlooked this metric. Here, we apply efficient integrated heaters to tune the idler frequency produced by the Kerr optical parametric oscillation in a silicon nitride microring across a continuous 1.5 terahertz range. Finally, we suppress idler frequency noise between DC and 5 kHz by several orders of magnitude using feedback to the heater drive. (c) 2024 Optica Publishing Group