Title :
Raman amplification and lasing in cladding-pumped silicon waveguides
Author :
Brinkmeyer, Ernst ; Krause, Michael ; Renner, Hagen
Author_Institution :
E-11 Optische Kommunikationstechnik, Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg
Abstract :
By guiding the pump power in an additional non- silicon cladding, free-carrier absorption of the pump power in a silicon Raman amplifier can be mitigated, thereby enabling longer amplifiers with larger gain.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; amplifiers; claddings; elemental semiconductors; optical pumping; optical waveguides; semiconductor lasers; silicon; Raman amplifier; Raman lasers; Si; free-carrier absorption; gain; nonsilicon cladding; pump power; Absorption; Laser excitation; Optical amplifiers; Optical waveguides; Power amplifiers; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Raman scattering; Silicon; Stimulated emission;
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.2008.4444375
