Title :
Low intensity inelastic photon scattering in silicon wire waveguide below the bandgap
Author :
Clemmen, S. ; Perret, A. ; Safioui, J. ; Bogaerts, W. ; Baets, R. ; Gorza, S. -P ; Emplit, Ph ; Massar, S.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Inf. Quantique, Univ. libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Brussels, Belgium
Abstract :
We study the spontaneous photon scattering that arises in silicon waveguides at low power. Power dependence, temperature dependence, spectrum and response time point out its origin as pump scattering on a thermal bath of excitons.
Keywords :
optical pumping; optical waveguides; photon-photon scattering; silicon; inelastic photon scattering; power dependence; pump scattering; response time; silicon wire waveguide; spontaneous photon scattering; temperature dependence; thermal bath; Laser excitation; Noise; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Scattering; Silicon; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
