Title :
Monte Carlo simulations of timing jitter attenuation in silicon nanowires
Author :
Marko, Matthew ; Li, Xiujian ; Zheng, Jiangjun ; Wong, Chee Wei
Author_Institution :
Aircraft Div. (NAWCAD), Navy Air Warfare Center, Lakehurst, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We used novel Monte-Carlo simulations with the Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation to analyze changes in timing-jitter after optical propagation within silicon nanowire-waveguides subjected to two-photon absorption; this absorption was found to attenuate the timing jitter.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; Schrodinger equation; elemental semiconductors; light propagation; nanowires; optical waveguides; silicon; timing jitter; two-photon processes; Monte Carlo simulations; Si; nonlinear Schrodinger equation; optical propagation; silicon nanowire-waveguides; timing jitter attenuation; two-photon absorption; Mathematical model; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Solitons; Timing jitter; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6359254
