Amorphous Silicon Nanowires with Low Two-Photon Absorption, High Nonlinearity and Good Stability
C.Grillet, L. Carletti, C. Monat, P. Grosse, B. Ben Bakir, S. Menezo,, J.M. Fedeli, and D. J. Moss
TL;DR
This paper reports the development of stable amorphous silicon nanowires exhibiting high nonlinearity and a favorable nonlinear figure of merit, suitable for advanced photonic applications.
Contribution
The work introduces amorphous silicon nanowires with a combination of high nonlinearity, low two-photon absorption, and good stability, which is a significant improvement over previous silicon-based nonlinear devices.
Findings
Nonlinear figure of merit ~5
Nonlinearity Re({b3}) = 1200 Wb7mb7b1
Optically stable amorphous silicon nanowires
Abstract
We demonstrate optically stable amorphous silicon nanowires with both high nonlinear figure of merit (FOM) of ~5 and high nonlinearity Re({\gamma}) = 1200W-1m-1.
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Taxonomy
TopicsPhotonic and Optical Devices · Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies · Photonic Crystals and Applications