S. Zlatanović, F. Gholami, A. Simic, L. Liu, N. Alic, M. Nezhad, Y. Fainman, S. Radic
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Abstract
We present measurements of χ(3) in silicon in the 2.35 to 2.75μm interval, showing Kerr coefficients close to 1×10−18 m2/W. The results clearly identify silicon as a promising platform for nonlinear processes in the mid-infrared.