• DocumentCode
    2230112
  • Title

    Limiting nature of continuum generation in silicon

  • Author

    Koonath, Prakash ; Solli, Daniel R. ; Jalali, Bahram

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The generation of spectral continuum in silicon is studied experimentally and theoretically. The dynamics of the free carriers generated through two photon absorption (TPA) is found to limit the extent of the generated continuum.
  • Keywords
    optical waveguides; silicon; spectral line broadening; supercontinuum generation; two-photon processes; continuum generation; free carrier generation; optical pulses; silicon; silicon waveguides; spectral broadening; spectral continuum; two photon absorption; Absorption; Kerr effect; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Silicon; (130.3120) Integrated Optics Devices; (190.4360) Nonlinear Optics Devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571202