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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519183