Title :
Anisotropic nonlinear response of silicon in the near-infrared region
Author :
Lin, Q. ; Zhang, J. ; Piredda, G. ; Boyd, R.W. ; Fauchet, P.M. ; Agrawal, G.P.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Rochester, Rochester
Abstract :
We characterize experimentally the anisotropy of two-photon absorption and the Kerr nonlinearity in silicon over a broad spectral region.
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical properties; silicon; Kerr nonlinearity; Si; anisotropy; near-infrared region; silicon anisotropic nonlinear response; two-photon absorption; Absorption; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Geometrical optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Silicon;
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.2007.4452546
