Title :
All-optical ultrafast control of SOI waveguide elements employing localized absorption
Author :
Bruck, Roman ; Muskens, Otto L.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
An on-chip technique for all-optical ultrafast control of silicon photonic elements was demonstrated by controlling transmission of SOI multimode interference-devices. Localized absorption by free carriers generated by ultraviolet pump pulses was used for achieving control.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light absorption; light interference; light transmission; optical control; optical pumping; optical waveguides; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; ultraviolet spectra; SOI multimode interference-devices; SOI waveguide elements; Si; all-optical ultrafast control; localized absorption; on-chip technique; optical transmission control; silicon photonic elements; silicon-on-insulator; ultraviolet pump pulses; Absorption; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Probes; Silicon; Silicon-on-insulator;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
