Broadband Passive Photonic Diodes With the Saturable Absorption in Antimony Thin Film

The low-dimensional nonlinear optical materials can provide a cost-effective and feasible way to realize the broadband optoelectronic devices. Here, we investigated the broadband nonlinear optical absorption of antimony thin film, and fabricated a broadband passive photonic diode with antimony thin...

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Main Authors: Jinrui Zhang, Jie Li, Lili Miao, Chujun Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8935180/
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Summary:The low-dimensional nonlinear optical materials can provide a cost-effective and feasible way to realize the broadband optoelectronic devices. Here, we investigated the broadband nonlinear optical absorption of antimony thin film, and fabricated a broadband passive photonic diode with antimony thin film to achieve the all-optical nonreciprocal function with optical nonreciprocity factor about 5 dB at 780 nm and 2 dB at 1560 nm, respectively. The experimental results show the potential applications of antimony-based materials in broadband passive photonic diodes, and may make inroads for the cost-effective and reliable broadband optoelectronic devices.
ISSN:1943-0655