• DocumentCode
    1235132
  • Title

    Optical isolation in silicon waveguides based on nonreciprocal Raman amplification

  • Author

    Krause, M. ; Renner, H. ; Brinkmeyer, E.

  • Author_Institution
    E-ll Optische Kommunikationstechnik, Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    691
  • Lastpage
    693
  • Abstract
    The longitudinal mode-field components in strongly confining crystalline-silicon waveguides cause a forward-backward asymmetry of the stimulated Raman effect. This nonreciprocity can be used to realise isolators with dynamically reconfigurable isolation direction.
  • Keywords
    amplification; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; crystalline-silicon waveguide; forward-backward asymmetry; longitudinal mode-field component; nonreciprocal Raman amplification; optical isolation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20080791
  • Filename
    4531523
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1235132