χ(3) measurement of PTS polydiacetylene waveguides at 1.06 μm using single beam nearly degenerate forward four-wave mixing

S. T. Ho*, M. Thakur, A. La Porta

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Abstract

A scheme for measuring χ(3) using single-beam nearly degenerate forward four-wave mixing, which has the advantage of sensitivity and simplicity over some previous methods, is reported. It allows a fast electronic effect to be separated from a slow thermal effect, which often masks the accurate measurement of electronic χ(3). This is important when the one- or two-photon absorption is large, which often occurs in organic materials. Using the method, the authors have been able to resolve a nonlinear phase shift of approximately π/500, limited only by the saturation of the broadband (40-MHz) detector preamplifier used.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationXVII International Conference on Quantum Electronics. Digest of
PublisherPubl by IEEE
Pages40-42
Number of pages3
StatePublished - Dec 1 1990
Event17th International Conference on Quantum Electronics - IQEC '90 - Anaheim, CA, USA
Duration: May 21 1990May 25 1990

Other

Other17th International Conference on Quantum Electronics - IQEC '90
CityAnaheim, CA, USA
Period5/21/905/25/90

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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