Self-phase modulation induced spectral broadening of ultrashort laser pulses in tantalum pentoxide (Ta2O5) rib waveguide
Tai, C.Y., Wilkinson, J.S., Perney, N.M.B., Netti, M.C. and Baumberg, J.J. (2003) Self-phase modulation induced spectral broadening of ultrashort laser pulses in tantalum pentoxide (Ta2O5) rib waveguide. In, CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003: The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Taipei, Taiwan, 15 - 19 Dec 2003.
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Description/Abstract
Self-phase modulation induced spectral broadening has been observed for ultrashort pulses propagating through Ta2O5 rib waveguide. The associated nonlinear refractive index was estimated to be 7.23 x10−19 m2/W, which is higher by one order of magnitude than silica glass.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Additional Information: | Event Dates: 15-19 Dec 2003 |
| Related URLs: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/41597/ http://www.orc.soton.ac.uk/vie...l?pid=2652 |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Physical and Applied Science > Optoelectronics Research Centre |
| ePrint ID: | 268124 |
| Deposited On: | 26 Oct 2009 12:30 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 12:42 |
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