• DocumentCode
    521238
  • Title

    Enhanced waveguide nonlinearity and mechanical robustness in hybrid As2Se3-PMMA Microtapers

  • Author

    Baker, Chams ; Rochette, Martin

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montréal, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report the fabrication of an As2Se3 microtaper with a protective polymer cladding. The 7 cm long microtaper provides an ultrahigh nonlinearity of γ=45 W-1m-1 whereas the polymer cladding provides mechanical strength to the device.
  • Keywords
    arsenic compounds; nonlinear optics; optical Kerr effect; optical fabrication; optical polymers; polymer films; As2Se3; enhanced waveguide nonlinearity; hybrid microtapers; mechanical robustness; protective polymer cladding; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical polymers; Optical signal processing; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Robustness; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500852
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=521238