Title :
Demonstration of enhanced spontaneous Raman scattering in slow-light silicon photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
McMillan, James F. ; Yu, Mingbin ; Kwong, Dim-Lee ; Wong, Chee Wei
Author_Institution :
Opt. Nanostruct. Lab., Columbia Univ., New York, NY
Abstract :
The direct observation of spontaneous Raman scattering in silicon photonic crystal waveguides is reported. In addition, enhancement of the spontaneous Raman scattering observed in the slow-light region of the fundamental mode on-set.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; optical fabrication; optical materials; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; Si; enhanced spontaneous Raman scattering; silicon photonic crystal waveguide; slow-light waveguide; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Raman scattering; Silicon; Stimulated emission; (130.5296) Photonic crystal waveguides; (290.5860) Scattering, Raman;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
