Title :
Enhanced third order nonlinear effects in AlGaAs nanowires
Author :
Iwanow, R. ; Stegeman, G.I. ; Christodoulides, D.N. ; Morandotti, R. ; Modotto, D. ; Locatelli, A. ; De Angelis, C. ; Pozzi, F. ; Stanley, C.R. ; Sorel, M. ; Aitchison, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics-CREOL &FPCE, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Abstract :
We report the first observation of self-phase-modulation enhancement in 500 nm wide, Kerr nonlinear AlGaAs nanowaveguides.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical Kerr effect; optical waveguides; self-phase modulation; AlGaAs; Kerr nonlinear nanowaveguides; nanowires; self-phase-modulation enhancement; size 500 nm; third order nonlinear effects; Etching; Gallium arsenide; Integrated optics; Loss measurement; Nanowires; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Pulse measurements; Silicon compounds; (190.4390) Nonlinear optics, integrated optics; (190.5940) Self-action effects;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627663
