Nonlinear absorption in Silicon at mid-infrared wavelengths

Barry Luther-Davies, Bart Kuyken, Yi Yu, Pan Ma, Xin Gai, Joris Van Campenhout, Peter Verheyen, Steve Madden, Gunther Roelkens, Roel Baets

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    Abstract

    We report strong nonlinear absorption in silicon at wavelengths between 2.6 μm and 4.5 μm. The results indicate that nonlinear absorption can limit the performance of silicon nonlinear waveguides in the mid infrared.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
    Place of PublicationKohala Coast, HI
    PublisherOptica Publishing Group
    Pages1-2
    EditionPeer reviewed
    ISBN (Print)9781557529770
    Publication statusPublished - 2013
    EventNonlinear Optics, NLO 2013 - Kohala Coast, United States of America
    Duration: 1 Jan 2013 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceNonlinear Optics, NLO 2013
    Period1/01/13 → …
    OtherJuly 21-26 2013

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