Sub-bandgap transverse frequency conversion in semiconductor nano-waveguides

  • Fuxing Gu
  • , Li Zhang
  • , Guoqing Wu
  • , Yingbin Zhu
  • , Heping Zeng*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Transverse frequency conversion in the sub-bandgap spectral region is investigated in semiconductor nanowires and nanoribbons using CW lasers with a pump power less than 1 mW. It is found that the properties of the emissions are strongly dependent on the cross-sectional geometries and the surrounding media of nano-waveguides. The polarization is higher in nano-waveguides under single-mode conditions, and the spatial distribution is more tunable in nano-waveguides with higher-order modes involved. Compared with the birefringent approach, transverse frequency conversion shows lower divergence angles, higher polarization, and more tunable spatial distribution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12371-12375
Number of pages5
JournalNanoscale
Volume6
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Nov 2014

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