Methodology for the optimization of nonlinear properties of waveguides: application to chalcogenide channel waveguides
JOSA B, Vol. 17, Issue 4, pp. 561-565 (2000)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.17.000561
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Abstract
Nonlinear optical devices based on third-order nonlinear effects are optimized when the optically induced phase shift is maximum. This phase shift can be expressed in terms of two quantities that depend on waveguide geometry and composition: the effective area and the effective nonlinear index. The coupling coefficient into the waveguide must also be considered when optimal device efficiency is sought. A combination of these three factors yields a quantity to optimize without loss of physical insight into the problem. This method of analysis is applied to a ridge waveguide made of chalcogenide glass, which exhibits nonlinear indices as much as 400 times higher than that of silica glass.
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OCIS Codes
(160.2750) Materials : Glass and other amorphous materials
(160.4330) Materials : Nonlinear optical materials
(230.7380) Optical devices : Waveguides, channeled
Citation
Nicolas Godbout, Xavier Daxhelet, Suzanne Lacroix, and Alain Villeneuve, "Methodology for the optimization of nonlinear properties of waveguides: application to chalcogenide channel waveguides," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 17, 561-565 (2000)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josab/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-17-4-561
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