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A mechanical Kerr effect in deformable photonic media

Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 123507 (2009); doi:10.1063/1.3236530

Published 23 September 2009

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W. H. P. Pernice, Mo Li, and H. X. Tang
Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
We theoretically introduce a mechanism for achieving the mechanical analog of optical Kerr nonlinearity. By exploiting optomechanical interactions in deformable waveguide structures, a nonlinear phase shift proportional to the optical field intensity is induced. Resulting Kerr coefficients several orders of magnitude larger than the intrinsic silicon optical Kerr coefficient are predicted. ©2009 American Institute of Physics
History: Received 20 February 2009; accepted 2 September 2009; published 23 September 2009
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Keywords
PACS
  • 42.65.Hw
    Phase conjugation; photorefractive and Kerr effects
  • 42.65.Wi
    Nonlinear optical waveguides
  • 42.70.Qs
    Photonic bandgap materials
  • YEAR: 2009

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