High efficiency and ultra broadband optical parametric four-wave mixing in chalcogenide-PMMA hybrid microwires

We present polymer (PMMA) cladded chalcogenide (As(2)Se(3)) hybrid microwires that realize optical parametric four-wave mixing (FWM) with wavelength conversion bandwidth as broad as 190 nm and efficiency as high as 21 dB at peak input power levels as low as 70 mW. This represents 3-30 × increase in...

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Published inOptics express Vol. 20; no. 9; pp. 9572 - 9580
Main Authors Ahmad, Raja, Rochette, Martin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 23.04.2012
Subjects
Chalcogens - chemistry
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Lasers
Miniaturization
Optical Devices
Polymethyl Methacrylate - chemistry
Refractometry - instrumentation
Telecommunications - instrumentation
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Summary:We present polymer (PMMA) cladded chalcogenide (As(2)Se(3)) hybrid microwires that realize optical parametric four-wave mixing (FWM) with wavelength conversion bandwidth as broad as 190 nm and efficiency as high as 21 dB at peak input power levels as low as 70 mW. This represents 3-30 × increase in bandwidth and 30-50 dB improvement in conversion efficiency over previous demonstrations in tapered and microstructured chalcogenide fibers with the results agreeing well with the simulations. These properties, combined with small foot-print (10 cm length), low loss (<4 dB), ease of fabrication, and the transparency of As(2)Se(3) from near-to-mid-infrared regions make this device a promising building block for lasers, optical instrumentation and optical communication devices.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/oe.20.009572