DocumentCode
1872106
Title
Optical limiting and Raman amplification in silicon waveguides
Author
Liang, T.K. ; Tsang, H.K.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
6-11 March 2005
Abstract
We investigate the effect of two-photon absorption and free-carrier absorption for continuous-wave light propagation in sub-micron size silicon wire waveguides, and experimentally observe net optical gain from stimulated Raman scattering in a silicon rib waveguide.
Keywords
light propagation; optical limiters; rib waveguides; silicon; stimulated Raman scattering; two-photon processes; Raman amplification; continuous-wave light propagation; free-carrier absorption; net optical gain; optical limiting; silicon rib waveguide; silicon waveguides; silicon wire waveguides; stimulated Raman scattering; sub-micron wire waveguides; two-photon absorption; Absorption; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Raman scattering; Silicon; Stimulated emission; Wire;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN
1-55752-783-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2005.192812
Filename
1501343
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