Ultrafast wavelength conversion via cross-phase modulation in hydrogenated amorphous silicon optical fibers
Ultrafast wavelength conversion via cross-phase modulation in hydrogenated amorphous silicon optical fibers
We present a characterization of the spectral modulation and wavelength shifting induced via cross-phase modulation (XPM) in a hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) core optical fiber. Pump-probe experiments using picosecond and femtosecond signal pulses are shown to be in good agreement with numerical simulations of the coupled nonlinear propagation equations. The large 10nm red-shifts obtained with the femtosecond probe pulses are attributed to the high Kerr nonlinearity of the a-Si:H material. Extinction ratios as high as 12dB are measured for the conversion process at telecommunications wavelengths, indicating the potential for high-speed nonlinear optical control in a-Si:H fibers and waveguides.
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Mehta, P.
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Healy, N.
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Day, T.D.
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Badding, J.V.
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Peacock, A.C.
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November 2012
Mehta, P.
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Healy, N.
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Day, T.D.
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Badding, J.V.
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Peacock, A.C.
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Mehta, P., Healy, N., Day, T.D., Badding, J.V. and Peacock, A.C.
(2012)
Ultrafast wavelength conversion via cross-phase modulation in hydrogenated amorphous silicon optical fibers.
Optics Express, 20 (24), .
(doi:10.1364/OE.20.026110).
(PMID:23187466)
Abstract
We present a characterization of the spectral modulation and wavelength shifting induced via cross-phase modulation (XPM) in a hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) core optical fiber. Pump-probe experiments using picosecond and femtosecond signal pulses are shown to be in good agreement with numerical simulations of the coupled nonlinear propagation equations. The large 10nm red-shifts obtained with the femtosecond probe pulses are attributed to the high Kerr nonlinearity of the a-Si:H material. Extinction ratios as high as 12dB are measured for the conversion process at telecommunications wavelengths, indicating the potential for high-speed nonlinear optical control in a-Si:H fibers and waveguides.
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Published date: November 2012
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