Title :
Second harmonic generation in aluminum nitride waveguides on silicon substrates
Author :
Xiong, Chi ; Pernice, Wolfram H P ; Schuck, Carsten ; Tang, Hong X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
Abstract :
Second harmonic generation is demonstrated in aluminum nitride (AlN) ridge waveguides on silicon substrates pumped by continuous wave telecom wavelength light. Phase matching is achieved by engineering waveguide modal dispersion.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; optical dispersion; optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; optical pumping; optical waveguides; ridge waveguides; silicon; wide band gap semiconductors; AlN; Si; aluminum nitride waveguides; continuous wave telecom wavelength light; engineering waveguide modal dispersion; optical pumping; phase matching; ridge waveguides; second harmonic generation; silicon substrates; Couplers; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
