Title :
Highly nonlinear silicon photonics slot waveguides without free carrier absorption related speed-limitations
Author :
Vallaitis, T. ; Koos, C. ; Esembeson, B. ; Biaggio, I. ; Michinobu, T. ; Diederich, F. ; Dumon, P. ; Baets, R. ; Freude, W. ; Leuthold, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of High-Freq. & Quantum Electron., Univ. of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe
Abstract :
Nonlinear losses of highly nonlinear silicon/organic photonics slot waveguides are analyzed. Unlike silicon strip waveguides, slot waveguides do not show absorption related speed limitations up to highest input powers.
Keywords :
Michelson interferometers; slot lines; strip lines; highly nonlinear silicon photonics slot waveguides; nonlinear losses; Absorption; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Refractive index; Silicon; Strips; Waveguide components;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729411
