Title :
Continuous-wave nonlinear optics in low-stress silicon-rich nitride waveguides
Author :
Kruckel, Clemens ; Fulop, Attila ; Andrekson, Peter ; Torres-Company, Victor
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Gothenburg, Sweden
Abstract :
We demonstrate CW-pumped wavelength conversion in low-stress silicon-rich nitride waveguides. The ability to grow thick silicon-rich layers simultaneously enables high-field confinement, dispersion engineering and handling high-power levels without two-photon absorption effects.
Keywords :
optical dispersion; optical pumping; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; silicon compounds; CW-pumped wavelength conversion; SiN; continuous-wave nonlinear optics; dispersion engineering; high-field confinement; low-stress silicon-rich nitride waveguides; thick silicon-rich layers; Absorption; Dispersion; Loss measurement; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Silicon nitride;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
