DocumentCode
3432380
Title
Enhanced Kerr Nonlinearity in Sub-wavelength Diameter As2 Se3 Chalcogenide Fibre Tapers
Author
Magi, Eric C. ; Yeom, Dong-Il ; Nguyen, Hong C. ; Fu, Libin ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
fYear
2007
fDate
24-27 June 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate enhanced Kerr nonlinear effects in tapered highly nonlinear As2Se3 chalcogenide fibre with 1.2 mum waist diameter. We observe nonlinearity enhanced by 40,000 times compared to standard silica single-mode fibre.
Keywords
arsenic compounds; optical Kerr effect; optical waveguides; As2Se3; Kerr nonlinearity; chalcogenide fibre tapers; optical waveguides; silica single-mode fibre; size 1.2 mum; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Nonlinear optical devices; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
Conference_Location
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN
978-0-9775657-3-3
Electronic_ISBN
978-0-9775657-3-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519183
Filename
4519183
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