High Nonlinearity and Single-Mode Transmission in Tapered Multimode $\hbox{As}_{2}\hbox{Se}_{3}$-PMMA Fibers

IEEE Photonics Journal

Chams Baker¹  Martin Rochette² 

[1] Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montr&x00E9;al, Canada;

关键词: Nonlinear;    Kerr effect;    fabrication and characterization;    photonic materials;   

DOI  :  10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2202103

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We demonstrate the fabrication and use of a 10-cm-long-PMMA microwire with ultrahigh waveguide nonlinearity γ= 176 W^-1 m^-1 that is fully compatible with standard single-mode silica fibers. The fabrication of this microtaper is simplified with respect to a previous approach as the core is made of a bulk cylinder rather than a single-mode step-index fiber. The successful operation of this nonlinear component is demonstrated with a Kerr-shutter switching experiment based on nonlinear polarization rotation.

【 授权许可】

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