Title :
Quasi-phase-matched wavelength converter with adhered ridge waveguide for hybrid silicon photonics
Author :
Kou, Rai ; Okubo, Toru ; Kurimura, Sunao ; Nakajima, Hirochika ; Ichikawa, Junichiro ; Kondou, Katsutoshi
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. for Mater. Sci. (NIMS), Tsukuba
Abstract :
A Mg:LiNbO3-based adhered ridge waveguide was fabricated by dry etching on a silicon platform. Efficient QPM-SHG (normalized efficiency: 450%/W) and -DFG (efficiency: -9.8 dB for pump power 38 mW) were achieved in the telecommunication band.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; etching; integrated optoelectronics; lithium compounds; magnesium; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical phase matching; optical pumping; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; ridge waveguides; silicon; DFG; LiNbO3:Mg; QPM-SHG; Si; adhered ridge waveguide fabrication; dry etching; hybrid silicon photonics; pump power; quasiphase-matched wavelength converter; telecommunication band; III-V semiconductor materials; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonics; Silicon; (230.4320) Nonlinear optical devices; (230.7405) Wavelength conversion devices;
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
