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Nonlinear optics in wavelength-size waveguides: how far can the conversion efficiency be pushed?

Nonlinear optics in wavelength-size waveguides: how far can the conversion efficiency be pushed?
Nonlinear optics in wavelength-size waveguides: how far can the conversion efficiency be pushed?
When their size approach the wavelength of light propagating in them, waveguides exhibit favorable properties such as high nonlinearity and strong confinement. These properties have been used for a variety of nonlinear effects, including supercontinuum generation, second-, third- and one-third- harmonic generation, pulse shaping and nonlinear switching.
Although simulations predicted conversion efficiencies well in excess of 30% for most of harmonic generation, experiments showed conversions of a fraction of a percent, at best.
This talk will discuss harmonic generation in wavelength-size waveguides and limitations to the practical achievement of theoretical efficiency. In particular, intrinsic surface roughness due to thermal surface waves frozen during fabrication provide a constantly changing detuning from the ideal phase matching conditions, considerably reducing the overall efficiency for waveguides longer than 1mm.
Abdul Khudus, M.I.M.
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Wang, Pengfei
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Sun, Yujia
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Abdul Khudus, M.I.M., Horak, Peter, Lee, Timothy, Gouveia, Marcelo A., Wang, Pengfei, Wang, Yun, Ismaeel, Rand, Huang, Tianye, Wu, Zhifang, Sun, Yujia, Shao, Xuguang, Shum, Perry and Brambilla, Gilberto (2015) Nonlinear optics in wavelength-size waveguides: how far can the conversion efficiency be pushed? ICMAT2015: International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore, Singapore. 28 Jun - 03 Jul 2015.

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Abstract

When their size approach the wavelength of light propagating in them, waveguides exhibit favorable properties such as high nonlinearity and strong confinement. These properties have been used for a variety of nonlinear effects, including supercontinuum generation, second-, third- and one-third- harmonic generation, pulse shaping and nonlinear switching.
Although simulations predicted conversion efficiencies well in excess of 30% for most of harmonic generation, experiments showed conversions of a fraction of a percent, at best.
This talk will discuss harmonic generation in wavelength-size waveguides and limitations to the practical achievement of theoretical efficiency. In particular, intrinsic surface roughness due to thermal surface waves frozen during fabrication provide a constantly changing detuning from the ideal phase matching conditions, considerably reducing the overall efficiency for waveguides longer than 1mm.

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Published date: 29 June 2015
Venue - Dates: ICMAT2015: International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, Singapore, Singapore, 2015-06-28 - 2015-07-03
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/382321
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ORCID for Yun Wang: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9125-8047
ORCID for Yujia Sun: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3783-6990
ORCID for Gilberto Brambilla: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5730-0499

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Author: M.I.M. Abdul Khudus
Author: Peter Horak ORCID iD
Author: Timothy Lee ORCID iD
Author: Marcelo A. Gouveia
Author: Pengfei Wang
Author: Yun Wang ORCID iD
Author: Rand Ismaeel
Author: Tianye Huang
Author: Zhifang Wu
Author: Yujia Sun ORCID iD
Author: Xuguang Shao
Author: Perry Shum
Author: Gilberto Brambilla ORCID iD

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