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Two-photon absorption and all-optical modulation in germanium-on-silicon waveguides for the mid-infrared

Two-photon absorption and all-optical modulation in germanium-on-silicon waveguides for the mid-infrared
Two-photon absorption and all-optical modulation in germanium-on-silicon waveguides for the mid-infrared
The nonlinear absorption properties of a germanium-on-silicon waveguide have been characterized across the two-photon absorption (TPA) transmission window. The results show that the TPA parameters in germanium waveguides are much stronger than the peak values in silicon, in good agreement with selected measurements conducted in bulk materials. Exploiting the large nonlinear absorption near the bandedge, efficient all-optical modulation is achieved with a modulation depth of ~8dB and a response time <5ps.

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0146-9592
2213-2216
Shen, Li
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Healy, N.
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Mitchell, C.J.
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Soler Penadés, J.
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Nedeljković, M.
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Mashanovich, G.Z.
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Peacock, A.C.
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Shen, Li
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Healy, N.
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Mitchell, C.J.
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Soler Penadés, J.
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Nedeljković, M.
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Shen, Li, Healy, N., Mitchell, C.J., Soler Penadés, J., Nedeljković, M., Mashanovich, G.Z. and Peacock, A.C. (2015) Two-photon absorption and all-optical modulation in germanium-on-silicon waveguides for the mid-infrared. Optics Letters, 40 (10), 2213-2216. (doi:10.1364/OL.40.002213).

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Abstract

The nonlinear absorption properties of a germanium-on-silicon waveguide have been characterized across the two-photon absorption (TPA) transmission window. The results show that the TPA parameters in germanium waveguides are much stronger than the peak values in silicon, in good agreement with selected measurements conducted in bulk materials. Exploiting the large nonlinear absorption near the bandedge, efficient all-optical modulation is achieved with a modulation depth of ~8dB and a response time <5ps.

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Accepted/In Press date: 17 April 2015
Published date: 2015
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre, Photonic Systems Circuits & Sensors

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Local EPrints ID: 376061
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/376061
ISSN: 0146-9592
PURE UUID: ca22299c-d9f9-485f-b69d-da6a8cde1f8a
ORCID for C.J. Mitchell: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9773-8842
ORCID for J. Soler Penadés: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1706-8533
ORCID for M. Nedeljković: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9170-7911
ORCID for A.C. Peacock: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-7172

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Date deposited: 15 Apr 2015 14:08
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:50

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Author: Li Shen
Author: N. Healy
Author: C.J. Mitchell ORCID iD
Author: J. Soler Penadés ORCID iD
Author: M. Nedeljković ORCID iD
Author: A.C. Peacock ORCID iD

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