Title :
Ultra-high efficiency wavelength conversion by coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering (CARS) in chalcogenide waveguides
Author :
Huang, Ying ; Tang, Ming ; Luan, Feng ; Shum, Ping ; Lin, Chinlon
Author_Institution :
Network Technol. Res. Centre, Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
10dB conversion efficiency is observed from the proposed dispersion-engineered As2Se3 waveguide Raman wavelength converter, 30dB higher than silicon waveguide despite its smaller Raman gain. Dynamic nonlinear phase shift is found to cause 20dB conversion efficiency reduction, leading to a refined phase matching condition.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; optical dispersion; optical phase matching; optical phase shifters; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; As2Se3; chalcogenide waveguides; coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; dispersion-engineered waveguide Raman wavelength converter; dynamic nonlinear phase shift; refined phase matching; ultrahigh efficiency wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698886