All-optical modulation of laser light in amorphous silicon-filled microstructured optical fibers

Dong Jin Won, Mariola O. Ramirez, Hoonsoo Kang, Venkatraman Gopalan, Neil F. Baril, Jacob Calkins, John V. Badding, Pier J.A. Sazio

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Abstract

Amorphous silicon is deposited within optical fibers by a high pressure microfluidic deposition process and characterized via Raman spectroscopy. All-optical modulation of 1.55 μm light guided through the silicon core is demonstrated using the free carrier absorption generated by a 532 nm pump pulse. Modulation depths of up to 8.26 dB and modulation frequencies of up to 1.4 MHz are demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number161112
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume91
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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