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Ultralow power continuous-wave frequency conversion in hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguides

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We demonstrate wavelength conversion through nonlinear parametric processes in hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) with maximum conversion efficiency of 13dB at telecommunication data rates (10 GHz) using only 15 mW of pump peak power. Conversion bandwidths as large as 150 nm (20 THz) are measured in continuous-wave regime at telecommunication wavelengths. The nonlinear refractive index of the material is determined by four-wave mixing (FWM) to be n2=7.43×1013cm2/W, approximately an order of magnitude larger than that of single crystal silicon.

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