Title :
Broadband Optical Amplification and Wavelength Conversion by Four-Wave Mixing in Silicon Waveguides
Author :
Jidong Zhang ; Qiang Lin ; Agrawal, G.P. ; Fauchet, P.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rochester Univ., NY
Abstract :
We show that ultrabroadband parametric generation and wavelength conversion can be realized in SOI waveguides in the wavelength region near 1550 nm by tailoring their zero-dispersion wavelength and launching the pump wave close to this wavelength
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical parametric devices; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; silicon-on-insulator; SOI; Si-SiO2; broadband optical amplification; four-wave mixing; silicon waveguides; ultrabroadband parametric generation; wavelength conversion; zero-dispersion wavelength; Bandwidth; Four-wave mixing; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Silicon; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2006. 3rd IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0096-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2006.1708196
