Title :
Non-degenerate difference-frequency generation in single-stack Bragg reflection waveguides
Author :
Lungwitz, Mandy ; Abolghasem, Payam ; Helmy, Amr S.
Author_Institution :
Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We report non-degenerate type-II difference-frequency generation around 2.4 μm in single-stack AlGaAs Bragg reflection waveguide using a pump around 945 nm and a signal within the C-Band range. Idler wavelength tunability in excess of 76 nm is measured.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; AlGaAs; C-band range; nondegenerate difference-frequency generation; single-stack Bragg reflection waveguides; type-II difference-frequency generation; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical waveguides; Power measurement; Tuning; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
