Title :
Enhancement of Self Phase Modulation Induced Spectral Broadening in Silicon Waveguides by Ion Implantation
Author :
Liu, Y. ; Chow, C.W. ; Tsang, H.K. ; Wong, S.P.
Author_Institution :
Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrated that helium-ion-implantation can reduce the optical loss due to free carriers produced by two photon absorption and enhance self-phase-modulation in silicon waveguide.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; ion implantation; optical losses; optical waveguides; self-phase modulation; silicon; spectral line broadening; ion implantation; optical loss; self phase modulation; spectral broadening; waveguides; Fiber nonlinear optics; Ion implantation; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Scanning probe microscopy; Silicon; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
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.2007.4452850
