Title :
Coherent excitation of a nonlinear silicon microcavity
Author :
Dubreuil, N. ; Oden, J. ; Serna, S. ; Hanna, Marc ; Caer, C. ; Le Roux, X. ; Sauvan, C. ; Trebaol, S. ; Delaye, P. ; Cassan, Eric
Author_Institution :
Lab. Charles Fabry, Univ. Paris Sud, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Coherent excitation of a microcavity resonance leading to enhanced nonlinear interaction is experimentally demonstrated for the first time. A tailored chirped pulse maintains the cavity enhancement effect, despite the resonance nonlinear frequency shift.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; elemental semiconductors; light coherence; microcavities; nonlinear optics; optical pulse shaping; photoexcitation; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; Si; cavity enhancement effect; coherent excitation; enhanced nonlinear interaction; microcavity resonance; nonlinear silicon microcavity; resonance nonlinear frequency shift; tailored chirped pulse; Cavity resonators; Chirp; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical pulse shaping;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963993
