Enhanced third-order nonlinear effects in optical AlGaAs nanowires

Year: 2006

Authors: Siviloglou G. A., Suntsov S., El-Ganainy R., Iwanow R., Stegeman G.I., Christodoulides D.N., Morandotti R., Modotto D., Locatelli A., De Angelis C., Pozzi F., Stanley C.R., Sorel M.,

Autors Affiliation: College of Optics & Photonics-CREOL & FPCE, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, 32816; National Institute of Scientific Research, University of Quebec, Quebec J3X 1S2, Canada; Dipartimento di Elettronica per l’Automazione, Università di Brescia,via Branze 38, Brescia 25123, Italy; Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland

Abstract: We report the first observation of enhanced third-order nonlinear effects in AlGaAs nanowires. AlGaAs nanowaveguides with widths varying from 100 to 600nm were fabricated and characterized. Nonlinear phase shifts of similar to pi were experimentally observed at 1.55 mu m with peak powers of 30-40W in 600 mu m long, 550nm wide guides. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America

Journal/Review: OPTICS EXPRESS

Volume: 14 (20)      Pages from: 9377  to: 9384

KeyWords: Nonlinear Optics
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.009377

Citations: 55
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