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Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in high-contrast, fusion-bonded silicon membrane waveguides
11:30-11:45
2017-10-03 11:30
2017-10-03 11:45
America/Denver
Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in high-contrast, fusion-bonded silicon membrane waveguides
Fusion-bonded suspended silicon waveguides with exemplary stability and geometrical design flexibility are fabricated at different sizes for nonlinear broadening in the mid-infrared. Pumping with a femtosecond laser source at ~4 µm, broadband supercontinuum spectra are observed from λ = 2–5 and 3–6 µm.
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J. Chiles
, CREOL, UCF, Orlando, FL, United States,
X. Gai
, Laser Physics Centre, ANU, Canberra, Australia
B. Luther-Davies
, Laser Physics Centre, ANU, Canberra, Australia
S. Fathpour
, CREOL, UCF, Orlando, FL, United States
Fusion-bonded suspended silicon waveguides with exemplary stability and geometrical design flexibility are fabricated at different sizes for nonlinear broadening in the mid-infrared. Pumping with a femtosecond laser source at ~4 µm, broadband supercontinuum spectra are observed from λ = 2–5 and 3–6 µm.