Title :
Energy Harvesting in Silicon Photonics
Author :
Jalali, Bahram ; Fathpour, Sasan ; Tsia, Kevin K.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Abstract :
Two-photon absorption is the central problem in silicon photonic devices. Two-photon photovoltaic effect can be used to harvest the lost optical power into useful electrical power.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical losses; photovoltaic effects; two-photon processes; electrical power; energy harvesting; optical power; silicon photonic devices; two-photon absorption; two-photon photovoltaic effect; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonics; Power dissipation; Silicon; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452416
