Observation of Third-order Nonlinearities in Graphene Oxide Film at Telecommunication Wavelengths

Xu, Xiaochuan; Zheng, Xiaorui; He, Feng; Wang, Zheng; Subbaraman, Harish; Wang, Yaguo; Jia, Baohua; Chen, Ray T.

doi:10.1038/s41598-017-09583-6

Title: Observation of Third-order Nonlinearities in Graphene Oxide Film at Telecommunication Wavelengths

Journal Article · 29 August 2017 · Scientific Reports

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09583-6 · OSTI ID:1425666

Xu, Xiaochuan ^[1]; Zheng, Xiaorui ^[2]; He, Feng ^[3];

^[4]; Subbaraman, Harish ^[5]; Wang, Yaguo ^[3];

^[2]; Chen, Ray T. ^[6]

Omega Optics, Inc., Austin, TX (United States)
Swinburne Univ. of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC (Australia)
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Texas Materials Inst., Materials Science and Engineering Program
Omega Optics, Inc., Austin, TX (United States); Boise State Univ., ID (United States). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Omega Optics, Inc., Austin, TX (United States); Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering

All-optical switches have been considered as a promising solution to overcome the fundamental speed limit of the current electronic switches. However, the lack of a suitable third-order nonlinear material greatly hinders the development of this technology. Here in this paper we report the observation of ultrahigh third-order nonlinearity about 0.45 cm²/GW in graphene oxide thin films at the telecommunication wavelength region, which is four orders of magnitude higher than that of single crystalline silicon. Besides, graphene oxide is water soluble and thus easy to process due to the existence of oxygen containing groups. These unique properties can potentially significantly advance the performance of alloptical switches.

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Research Organization:: Omega Optics, Inc., Austin, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; Australian Research Council (ARC); Defense Science Institute Australia

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OSTI ID:: 1425666

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 7, Issue 1; ISSN 2045-2322

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