Title :
Supercontinuum generation in silicon photonic wires
Author :
Hsieh, I-Wei ; Chen, Xiaogang ; Liu, Xiaoping ; Dadap, Jerry I. ; Panoiu, Nicolae C. ; Chou, Cheng-Yun ; Xia, Fengnian ; Green, William M. ; Vlasov, Yurii A. ; Osgood, Richard M., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Sci. Labs., Columbia Univ., New York, NY
Abstract :
We observe spectral broadening of more than 350 nm upon propagation of ultrashort pulses in a 4.7-mm-long silicon-photonic-wire waveguide. The output spectral characteristics are shown to be consistent, in part, with higher-order soliton radiative effects.
Keywords :
optical solitons; optical waveguides; quantum wires; silicon; supercontinuum generation; Si; higher-order soliton radiative effects; silicon-photonic-wire waveguide; size 4.7 mm; supercontinuum generation; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical filters; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Supercontinuum generation; Wires;
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.2008.4444388
