Ultra-fast bandgap photonics in mid-IR wavelengths

  • Enam Chowdhury*
  • , Kyle R.P. Kafka
  • , Drake R. Austin
  • , Kevin Werner
  • , Noah Talisa
  • , Boquin Ma
  • , Cosmin I. Blaga
  • , Louis F. Dimauro
  • , Hui Li
  • , Allen Yi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Ultrafast bandgap photonics in mid-infrared is an exciting area of nonlinear photonics, which shows different ultrafast damage characteristics of solids compared to that in near-infrared fields. It allows periodic surface nano-structures formation in low bandgap materials like germanium. Ultrafast mid-infrared field interaction at 2 micron wavelength with non-linear photonic crystal results in generation of high efficiency harmonic generation up to sixth harmonic.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUltrafast Bandgap Photonics
EditorsEric Mazur, Michael K. Rafailov
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510600768
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
EventUltrafast Bandgap Photonics - Baltimore, United States
Duration: 18 Apr 201620 Apr 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9835
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceUltrafast Bandgap Photonics
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore
Period18/04/1620/04/16

Keywords

  • high harmonic generation
  • ionization of solid
  • laser induced damage
  • laser induced periodic surface structure
  • mid-infrared
  • non-linear photonic crystal
  • plasmonics
  • ultrafast interaction

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