Abstract
We report strong nonlinear absorption in silicon at wavelengths between 2.6 µm and 4.5 µm. The results indicate that nonlinear absorption can limit the performance of silicon nonlinear waveguides in the mid infrared.
© 2013 Optical Society of America
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