Near-zero anomalous dispersion Ge11.5As24Se64.5 glass nanowires for correlated photon pair generation: design and analysis

Opt Express. 2012 Jan 16;20(2):776-86. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.000776.

Abstract

We show that highly nonlinear chalcogenide glass nanowire waveguides with near-zero anomalous dispersion should be capable of generating correlated photon-pairs by spontaneous four-wave mixing at frequencies detuned by over 17 THz from the pump where Raman noise is absent. In this region we predict a photon pair correlation of >100, a figure of merit >10 and brightness of ~8×10(8) pairs/s over a bandwidth of >15 THz in nanowires with group velocity dispersion of <5 ps∙km(-1) nm(-1). We present designs for double-clad Ge(11.5)As(24)Se(64.5) glass nanowires with realistic tolerance to fabrication errors that achieve near-zero anomalous dispersion at a 1420 nm pump wavelength. This structure has a fabrication tolerance of 80-170 nm in the waveguide width and utilizes a SiO(2)/Al(2)O(3) layer deposited by atomic layer deposition to compensate the fabrication errors in the film thickness.

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum Oxide / chemistry
  • Arsenic / chemistry
  • Equipment Design / methods
  • Germanium / chemistry
  • Glass / chemistry*
  • Manufactured Materials
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation
  • Nanotechnology / methods
  • Nanowires*
  • Optics and Photonics / instrumentation*
  • Optics and Photonics / methods*
  • Photons*
  • Selenium / chemistry
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry

Substances

  • Germanium
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Selenium
  • Aluminum Oxide
  • Arsenic