Title :
Slow light enhancement of nonlinear effects in engineered silicon photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Monat, C. ; Corcoran, B. ; Grillet, C. ; Eggleton, B.J. ; White, T.P. ; Faolain, L.O. ; Krauss, T.F.
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We demonstrate enhanced nonlinear self-phase modulation through short silicon photonic crystal waveguides due to slow light using picosecond pulses. The measurements are supported by simulations, highlighting the simultaneous reinforcement of nonlinear absorption and free carriers.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; light absorption; optical materials; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; self-phase modulation; silicon; slow light; Si; engineered silicon photonic crystal waveguides; free carriers; nonlinear absorption; nonlinear effects; picosecond pulse propagation; slow light enhanced nonlinear self-phase modulation; Extraterrestrial measurements; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Scanning probe microscopy; Silicon; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688707
