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ArticleNpj nanophotonics2025

AlGaN/AlN heterostructures: an emerging platform for integrated photonics.

Sinan Gündoğdu, Sofia Pazzagli, Tommaso Pregnolato, Tim Kolbe, Sylvia Hagedorn, Markus Weyers, Tim Schröder

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Article in Npj nanophotonics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sinan GündoğduDepartment of Physics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Sofia PazzagliDepartment of Physics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Tommaso PregnolatoDepartment of Physics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Tim KolbeFerdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH), Berlin, Germany.
Sylvia HagedornFerdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH), Berlin, Germany.
Markus WeyersFerdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH), Berlin, Germany.
Tim SchröderDepartment of Physics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We introduce a novel material for integrated photonics and investigate aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) on aluminum nitride (AlN) templates as a platform for developing reconfigurable and on-chip nonlinear optical devices. AlGaN combines compatibility with standard photonic fabrication technologies and high electro-optic modulation capabilities with low loss over a broad spectral range, from UVC to long-wave infrared, making it a viable material for complex photonic applications. In this work, we design and grow AlGaN/AlN heterostructures and integrate several photonic components. In particular, we fabricate edge couplers, low-loss waveguides, directional couplers, and tunable high-quality factor ring resonators. These devices will enable nonlinear light-matter interaction and quantum functionality. The comprehensive platform we present in this work paves the way for photon-pair generation applications, on-chip quantum frequency conversion, and fast electro-optic modulation for switching and routing classical and quantum light fields.

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Integrated opticsMaterials for opticsMaterials scienceOptics and photonics

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PMID39790217
PMCPMC11706782

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