A magnifying fiber element with an array of sub-wavelength Ge/ZnSe pixel waveguides for infrared imaging Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 021108 (2012) Embedded calibration system for the DIII-D Langmuir probe analog fiber optic links Rev. Sci. Instrum. 83, 10D710 (2012) Analytical analysis of modulation instability in fiber optics AIP Advances 2, 022168 (2012) Atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier microplasmas inside hollow-core optical fibers Defect centers induced by ionizing radiation (50-100-keY x rays, 6OCo r rays) in high purity Pdoped silica glass have been observed and elucidated by ESR spectroscopy. Four generic species are well characterized on the basis of the observed 31p hyperfine splittings and g values as defects analogous to PO; -(phosphoryl), PO! -(phosphoranyl), PO~ -(phosphinyl), and PO! -radicals. The latter species, also termed the phosphorus-oxygen-hole center (POHC), is shown to occur in two variants comprising holes trapped on one or two nonbridging oxygens. Radiation-induced Si E ' centers with and without P next-nearest-neighbors were also identified, and a singlet resonance S due to E; type defects such as (OSi 2 )Si· and/or (02Si)Si. was observed to grow in with annealing above -800 K, regardless of whether or not the sample was irradiated. The structures, formation mechanisms, and precursors of these defects have been determined or inferred for all centers. Radiation-induced optical absorption spectra over the range 0.5-6.2 eY have been obtained for bulk glass and fiber samples after irradiation and following anneals to various temperatures up to 1250 K. Gaussian resolutions of the spectra into component bands have been performed and isochronal anneal data have been used to identify optical absorptions of the PO; -, PO! -, PO~ -, POHC, and S centers. The PO; -defect was found to absorb at -0.8 eY in the region of interest for fiber optic communication. Oscillator strengths are calculated for all bands.

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χ (3) nonlinearity enables ultrafast femtosecond scale light-to-light coupling and manipulation of intensity, phase, and frequency. χ (3) nonlinear functionality in micro-and nanoscale photonic waveguides can potentially replace bulky fiber platforms for many applications. In this Review, we summarize and comment on the progress on χ (3) nonlinearity in chip-scale photonic platforms, including several focused hot topics such as broadband and coherent sources in the new bands, nonlinear pulse shaping, and all-optical signal processing. An outlook of challenges and prospects on this hot research field is given at the end.

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