Ultrafast nonlinear refraction in integrated Fabry-Perot etalon containing polydiacetylene

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作者
Bakarezos, M [1 ]
Camacho, MA
Blewett, IJ
Kar, AK
Wherrett, BS
Matsuda, H
Fukuda, T
Yamada, S
Rangel-Rojo, R
Katagi, H
Kasai, H
Okada, S
Nakanishi, H
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[1] Heriot Watt Univ, Dept Phys, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland
[2] Tohoku Univ, Inst React Chem Res, Sendai, Miyagi 9808577, Japan
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10.1049/el:19990759
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A nonlinear integrated Fabry-Perot etalon containing poly-1,6-dicarbazolyl-2,4-hexadiyne (poly-DCHD) nanocrystals has been fabricated. Time-resolved fringe shifts following picosecond excitation at 645 nm are monitored with a broadband white-light-continuum probe. The shift towards shorter wavelengths indicates a negative refractive index change. The magnitude of the refractive cross-section is found to be 1.6 x 10(-21) cm(3), at a wavelength of similar to 700nm, suggesting that polydiacetylene nanocrystal thin films are well suited for Fabry-Perot based all-optical switching devices.
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