• DocumentCode
    3432380
  • Title

    Enhanced Kerr Nonlinearity in Sub-wavelength Diameter As2Se3 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