Enhanced third-harmonic generation in Si-compatible epsilon-near-zero indium tin oxide nanolayers

We experimentally demonstrate enhanced third-harmonic generation from indium tin oxide nanolayers at telecommunication wavelengths with an efficiency that is approximately 600 times larger than crystalline silicon (Si). The increased optical nonlinearity of the fabricated nanolayers is driven by the...

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Published in:Optics letters Vol. 40; no. 7; p. 1500
Main Authors: Capretti, Antonio, Wang, Yu, Engheta, Nader, Dal Negro, Luca
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.04.2015
ISSN:1539-4794, 1539-4794
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Summary:We experimentally demonstrate enhanced third-harmonic generation from indium tin oxide nanolayers at telecommunication wavelengths with an efficiency that is approximately 600 times larger than crystalline silicon (Si). The increased optical nonlinearity of the fabricated nanolayers is driven by their epsilon-near-zero response, which can be tailored on-demand in the near-infrared region. The present material platform is obtained without any specialized nanofabrication process and is fully compatible with the standard Si-planar technology. The proposed approach can lead to largely scalable and highly integrated optical nonlinearities in Si-integrated devices for information processing and optical sensing applications.
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ISSN:1539-4794
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.40.001500