Title :
High nonlinearity glass photonic crystal nanowires
Author :
Wolchover, N.A. ; Domachuk, P. ; Cronin-Golomb, M. ; Omenetto, F.G.
Author_Institution :
Tufts Univ., Medford
Abstract :
We present the tapering of photonic crystal fibers formed from SF6 glass to 400 nm core diameter. We generate supercontinuum in the tapers using pump pulse energies as low as 65 picojoules.
Keywords :
holey fibres; nanowires; optical fibre fabrication; optical glass; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; PCF tapering; nanowires; nonlinear SF6 glass; photonic crystal fiber; pump pulse energy; size 400 nm; supercontinuum generation; Crystalline materials; Glass; Nanowires; Optical pulse generation; Photonic crystal fibers; Photonic crystals; Physics; Silicon compounds; Sulfur hexafluoride; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452757
