Title :
C-band wavelength conversion in ultrasmall silicon-on-insulator waveguides
Author :
Espinola, R.L. ; Dadap, D.I. ; Osgood, R.M., Jr. ; McNab, S.J. ; Vlasov, Yurii A.
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Sci. Lab., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate four-wave mixing to achieve C-band wavelength conversion in ultrasmall SOI waveguides. This work exploits silicon´s large Raman χ(3) to further achieve active on-chip functionality. Initial experiments are compared with theoretical calculations.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; silicon-on-insulator; C-band wavelength conversion; SOI waveguides; Si-SiO2; four-wave mixing; on-chip functionality; Diodes; Four-wave mixing; Frequency conversion; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Silicon on insulator technology; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202097
