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Kerr nonlinear switching in a hybrid silica-silicon microspherical resonator

Kerr nonlinear switching in a hybrid silica-silicon microspherical resonator
Kerr nonlinear switching in a hybrid silica-silicon microspherical resonator
A hybrid silicon-core, silica-clad microspherical resonator has been fabricated from the semiconductor core fiber platform. Linear and nonlinear characterization of the resonator properties have shown it to exhibit advantageous properties associated with both materials, with the low loss cladding supporting high quality (Q) factor whispering gallery modes which can be tuned through the nonlinear response of the crystalline core. By exploiting the large wavelength shift associated with the Kerr nonlinearity, we have demonstrated all-optical modulation of a weak probe on the timescale of the femtosecond pump pulse. This novel geometry offers a route to ultra-low loss, high Q silica-based resonators with enhanced functionality.
1094-4087
17263-17268
Suhailin, F.H.
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Healy, N.
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Franz, Y.
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Sumetsky, M.
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Ballato, J.
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Dibbs, A.N.
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Gibson, U.J.
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Suhailin, F.H.
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Healy, N.
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Franz, Y.
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Sumetsky, M.
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Ballato, J.
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Dibbs, A.N.
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Gibson, U.J.
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Suhailin, F.H., Healy, N., Franz, Y., Sumetsky, M., Ballato, J., Dibbs, A.N., Gibson, U.J. and Peacock, A.C. (2015) Kerr nonlinear switching in a hybrid silica-silicon microspherical resonator. Optics Express, 23 (13), 17263-17268. (doi:10.1364/OE.23.017263).

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Abstract

A hybrid silicon-core, silica-clad microspherical resonator has been fabricated from the semiconductor core fiber platform. Linear and nonlinear characterization of the resonator properties have shown it to exhibit advantageous properties associated with both materials, with the low loss cladding supporting high quality (Q) factor whispering gallery modes which can be tuned through the nonlinear response of the crystalline core. By exploiting the large wavelength shift associated with the Kerr nonlinearity, we have demonstrated all-optical modulation of a weak probe on the timescale of the femtosecond pump pulse. This novel geometry offers a route to ultra-low loss, high Q silica-based resonators with enhanced functionality.

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Accepted/In Press date: 20 June 2015
Published date: 24 June 2015
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 377984
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/377984
ISSN: 1094-4087
PURE UUID: 941ff51a-f80b-45ad-8d3f-c87b44486a57
ORCID for A.C. Peacock: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-7172

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Date deposited: 26 Jun 2015 10:34
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:15

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Author: F.H. Suhailin
Author: N. Healy
Author: Y. Franz
Author: M. Sumetsky
Author: J. Ballato
Author: A.N. Dibbs
Author: U.J. Gibson
Author: A.C. Peacock ORCID iD

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