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Nonlinear refractive index of ultrafast laser inscribed waveguides in gallium lanthanum sulphide

Nonlinear refractive index of ultrafast laser inscribed waveguides in gallium lanthanum sulphide
Nonlinear refractive index of ultrafast laser inscribed waveguides in gallium lanthanum sulphide
We demonstrate ultrafast all-optical switching in femtosecond laser inscribed nonlinear directional couplers in gallium lanthanum sulphide operated at 1.55 μm. We report on the evaluation of the nonlinear refractive index of the waveguides forming the directional couplers by making use of the switching parameters. The nonlinear refractive index is reduced by the inscription process to about 4–5 times compared to bulk material.
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5407-5411
Demetriou, Giorgos
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Hewak, Daniel
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Craig, Christopher
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Kar, Ajoy K.
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Hewak, Daniel
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Ravagli, Andrea
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Craig, Christopher
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Kar, Ajoy K.
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Demetriou, Giorgos, Hewak, Daniel, Ravagli, Andrea, Craig, Christopher and Kar, Ajoy K. (2017) Nonlinear refractive index of ultrafast laser inscribed waveguides in gallium lanthanum sulphide. Applied Optics, 56 (19), 5407-5411. (doi:10.1364/AO.56.005407).

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We demonstrate ultrafast all-optical switching in femtosecond laser inscribed nonlinear directional couplers in gallium lanthanum sulphide operated at 1.55 μm. We report on the evaluation of the nonlinear refractive index of the waveguides forming the directional couplers by making use of the switching parameters. The nonlinear refractive index is reduced by the inscription process to about 4–5 times compared to bulk material.

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Accepted/In Press date: 22 May 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 23 June 2017
Published date: July 2017
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Local EPrints ID: 412901
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/412901
DOI: doi:10.1364/AO.56.005407
ISSN: 0003-6935
PURE UUID: d6052914-6a32-4f85-a0ed-00bf1ca16be4
ORCID for Daniel Hewak: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2093-5773
ORCID for Christopher Craig: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6919-4294

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Date deposited: 08 Aug 2017 16:31
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 05:37

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Author: Giorgos Demetriou
Author: Daniel Hewak ORCID iD
Author: Andrea Ravagli
Author: Christopher Craig ORCID iD
Author: Ajoy K. Kar

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