Title :
Dispersion Engineering of Highly Nonlinear As2S3 Waveguides for Parametric Gain and Wavelength Conversion
Author :
Lamont, Michael R E ; De Sterke, C. Martijn ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We numerically show that the zero-dispersion wavelength of As2S3 used in a waveguide can be shifted sufficiently to allow broadband amplification and wavelength conversion via four-wave mixing at telecom wavelengths. The device implications are investigated.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; multiwave mixing; optical dispersion; optical parametric amplifiers; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; As2S3; broadband amplification; dispersion engineering; four-wave mixing; nonlinear waveguides; parametric gain; wavelength conversion; zero-dispersion wavelength; Australia; Bandwidth; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical mixing; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Silicon; Stimulated emission; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
DOI :
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519179
