Optimization of nonlinear performance of silicon-nanocrystal cylindrical nanowires

IEEE Photonics Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 952-959

  Rukhlenko, Ivan D ^a   Premaratne, Malin ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

effective mode area (EMA); nanowires; nonlinear optics; Silicon nanocrystals (SiNCs); waveguide devices

Indexed keywords

ALL-OPTICAL; CYLINDRICAL NANOWIRES; DISPERSION RELATIONS; EFFECTIVE AREA; EFFECTIVE MODE AREAS; EMPIRICAL FORMULAS; GLOBAL MINIMA; HIGH-INDEX; HIGHLY NONLINEAR; INTENSITY OF LIGHT; LATERAL DIMENSION; LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTIONS; METALLIC CLADDING; MODE INDEX; NONLINEAR WAVEGUIDES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPTICAL MODES; RAPID DESIGN; SEMI-ANALYTICAL METHODS; SILICA NANO WIRES; SILICON NANOCRYSTALS; STRONG CONFINEMENT; TE MODE; TRANSCENDENTAL EQUATIONS; WAVEGUIDE DEVICE;

NONLINEAR OPTICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION; SILICA; WAVEGUIDES;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 84862015394     PISSN: 19430655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2200670     Document Type: Article

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