Nonlinear waveguide chip (IMAGE)

Optica

Nonlinear waveguide chip

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Chip-based nanophotonic nonlinear waveguides were a key component in this new system because they allowed very efficient conversion of light from one wavelength to another to create the supercontinuum. A close up of the nonlinear waveguide chip is shown here.

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David R. Carlson, National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Colorado in Boulder

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