Title :
Continuous-wave frequency conversion in hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguides
Author :
Wang, Ke-Yao ; Foster, Amy C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate nonlinear frequency conversion in hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) with conversion efficiency of -13dB at telecommunication data rates. Conversion bandwidths of 150nm are measured in CW regime at telecommunication wavelengths.
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; silicon; continuous wave frequency conversion; conversion efficiency; hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguides; nonlinear frequency conversion; Amorphous silicon; Communications technology; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
