Second-order nonlinear efficiency in II-VI semiconductors for wavelength conversion applications in the near IR

Author

Pietralunga, S.M. ; Zappettini, A. ; Milani, A. ; Piccinin, D. ; Feré, M. ; Martinelli, M.

Author_Institution

CORECOM, Milan, Italy

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

97

Lastpage

102

Abstract

We have performed a comparative characterization of second-order nonlinear response for several II-VI binary and ternary compounds in the near IR optical spectral region. The nonlinear coefficient d and the chromatic dispersion of the materials have been evaluated at the aid of a wide bandwidth spectral maker fringes technique. By suitably normalizing experimental results in view of all-optical wavelength conversion applications at λ=1.5 μm, it is shown that II-VI ternary alloys CdZnTe and CdMnTe can provide a better conversion efficiency than more commonly mentioned AlGaAs compounds

Keywords

II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; infrared spectra; manganese compounds; nonlinear optics; optical dispersion; optical frequency conversion; zinc compounds; 1.5 mum; CdMnTe; CdZnTe; II-VI semiconductors; II-VI ternary alloys; all-optical wavelength conversion; binary compounds; chromatic dispersion; conversion efficiency; near IR; near IR optical spectral region; nonlinear coefficient; second-order nonlinear efficiency; second-order nonlinear response; ternary compounds; wavelength conversion applications; wide bandwidth spectral maker fringes technique; Bandwidth; Chromatic dispersion; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical harmonic generation; Optical materials; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor materials;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Compound Semiconductors, 2000 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6258-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCS.2000.947136

Filename

947136