Title :
Raman emission in silicon waveguides: prospects for a silicon amplifier and laser
Author :
Claps, Ricardo ; Raghunathan, Varun ; Dimitropoulos, Dimitri ; Jalali, Bahram
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report measurements of Raman scattering from silicon-on-insulator (SOI) waveguides in the 1.5 /spl mu/m region. The value of two-photon absorption at 1.5 /spl mu/m suggests that TPA should not hinder the realization of a silicon Raman amplifier or laser.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; Raman spectra; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical waveguides; semiconductor lasers; silicon-on-insulator; two-photon processes; 1.5 micron; Raman emission; Raman scattering measurement; silicon Raman amplifier; silicon Raman laser; silicon-on-insulator waveguides; two-photon absorption; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Raman scattering; Silicon; Stimulated emission; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
