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ArticleNature communications2022

Near-zero-index ultra-fast pulse characterization.

Wallace Jaffray, Federico Belli, Enrico G Carnemolla, Catalina Dobas, Mark Mackenzie, John Travers, Ajoy K Kar, Matteo Clerici, Clayton DeVault, Vladimir M Shalaev and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Wallace JaffrayInstitute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7992-5193
Federico BelliInstitute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
Enrico G CarnemollaInstitute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
Catalina DobasInstitute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
Mark MackenzieInstitute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
John TraversInstitute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0350-9104
Ajoy K KarInstitute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
Matteo ClericiJames Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9100-8539
Clayton DeVaultSchool of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
Vladimir M ShalaevSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
Alexandra BoltassevaSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8905-2605
Marcello FerreraInstitute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK. m.ferrera@hw.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4479-5127

Funding

Royal Academy of Engineering RF\202021\20\310
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transparent conducting oxides exhibit giant optical nonlinearities in the near-infrared window where their linear index approaches zero. Despite the magnitude and speed of these nonlinearities, a "killer" optical application for these compounds has yet to be found. Because of the absorptive nature of the typically used intraband transitions, out-of-plane configurations with short optical paths should be considered. In this direction, we propose an alternative frequency-resolved optical gating scheme for the characterization of ultra-fast optical pulses that exploits near-zero-index aluminium zinc oxide thin films. Besides the technological advantages in terms of manufacturability and cost, our system outperforms commercial modules in key metrics, such as operational bandwidth, sensitivity, and robustness. The performance enhancement comes with the additional benefit of simultaneous self-phase-matched second and third harmonic generation. Because of the fundamental importance of novel methodologies to characterise ultra-fast events, our solution could be of fundamental use for numerous research labs and industries.

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PMCPMC9209551

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