Reference free Chi 3 dispersion measurements in planar tantalum pentoxide waveguides

Ruiqi Y. Chen; Martin D. B. Charlton; Pavlos G. Lagoudakis

doi:10.1117/12.825085

21 August 2009 Reference free Chi 3 dispersion measurements in planar tantalum pentoxide waveguides

Ruiqi Y. Chen, Martin D. B. Charlton, Pavlos G. Lagoudakis

Proceedings Volume 7420, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications III; 74200D (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825085
Event: SPIE Photonic Devices + Applications, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We utilize analysis of third harmonic generation under femtosecond pulsed excitation as a reference free measurement method for third order nonlinear susceptibility (χ⁽³⁾ or "Chi 3") of planar waveguides. We investigate χ⁽³⁾ dispersion in planar Ta₂O₅ waveguides at wavelengths either side of the telecoms window, obtaining a nonlinear coefficient of 2 ×10⁻¹³ esu, at 1550 nm. Our study indicates that χ⁽³⁾ increases within the measured wavelength range due to a threephoton resonance of Ta2O5 electrons, revealing the potential of this material system in high speed integrated nonlinear optical switches for the telecommunications spectral window.

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Ruiqi Y. Chen, Martin D. B. Charlton, and Pavlos G. Lagoudakis "Reference free Chi 3 dispersion measurements in planar tantalum pentoxide waveguides", Proc. SPIE 7420, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications III, 74200D (21 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825085

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