Title :
Silicon based chip-scale nonlinear optical devices: Laser, amplifier, and wavelength converter
Author :
Rong, Haisheng ; Xu, Shengbo ; Ayotte, Simon ; Cohen, Oded ; Raday, Omri ; Paniccia, Mario
Author_Institution :
Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA
Abstract :
Taking advantage of the high optical nonlinearity and strong light confinement in silicon waveguides, chip-scale nonlinear devices such as Raman lasers, amplifiers, and wavelength converters are realized. Performance and application potential of these devices are presented.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; elemental semiconductors; integrated optoelectronics; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor lasers; silicon; Raman lasers; amplifiers; chip-scale nonlinear optical devices; light confinement; optical nonlinearity; silicon waveguides; wavelength converters; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical devices; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Silicon; Stimulated emission; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1595-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444373
