Title :
Green light emission in silicon through slow light enhanced third-harmonic generation in photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Monat, C. ; Corcoran, B. ; Grillet, C. ; Moss, D.J. ; Eggleton, B.J. ; White, T.P. ; O´Faolain, L. ; Krauss, T.F.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Opt. Sci., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We report visible (green) third-harmonic generation in silicon by launching near-infrared picosecond pulses into highly confined photonic crystal waveguides. We demonstrate slow light enhancement of this nonlinear process.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; optical harmonic generation; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; Si; green light emission; light enhanced third-harmonic generation; near-infrared picosecond pulses; photonic crystal waveguides; slow light enhancement; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse compression; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Slow light; 130.5296; 190.4390;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
