Title :
Nonlinear optics and group velocity dispersion engineering in silicon nitride waveguides
Author :
Tan, D.T.H. ; Ikeda, K. ; Sun, P.C. ; Fainman, Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate normal and anomalous dispersion engineering as well as self phase modulation induced pulse spectral broadening in silicon nitride waveguides. Nonlinear losses are shown to be absent up to peak intensities of 12GW/cm2.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical dispersion; optical modulation; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; SiN; group velocity dispersion engineering; nonlinear optics; pulse spectral broadening; self phase modulation; silicon nitride waveguides; Dispersion; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Photonics; Silicon; Silicon compounds; dispersion engineering; plasma CVD; self-phase modulation; silicon nitride waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Playa del Carmen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3730-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3731-3
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553663
