Title :
GHz near-IR optical parametric amplifier using a hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguide
Author :
Ke-Yao Wang ; Foster, Amy C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time optical parametric amplification (OPA) operating at GHz rate in near-IR using hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguide. The strong gain at this repetition rate shows its potential for telecommunication applications and a GHz-rate optical parametric oscillator.
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; hydrogen; optical parametric amplifiers; optical waveguides; silicon; GHz near-IR optical parametric amplifier; Si:H; gain; hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguide; repetition rate; telecommunication applications; Gain; Optical device fabrication; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; System-on-chip;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
