Title :
Enhanced waveguide nonlinearity and mechanical robustness in hybrid As2Se3-PMMA Microtapers
Author :
Baker, Chams ; Rochette, Martin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montréal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We report the fabrication of an As2Se3 microtaper with a protective polymer cladding. The 7 cm long microtaper provides an ultrahigh nonlinearity of γ=45 W-1m-1 whereas the polymer cladding provides mechanical strength to the device.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; nonlinear optics; optical Kerr effect; optical fabrication; optical polymers; polymer films; As2Se3; enhanced waveguide nonlinearity; hybrid microtapers; mechanical robustness; protective polymer cladding; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical polymers; Optical signal processing; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Robustness; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
