Title :
Slot waveguides for achieving 147-nm-wide and −31.3 ps/(m·nm) dispersion and near-zero flattened dispersion
Author :
Zhang, Lin ; Yue, Yang ; Beausoleil, Raymond G. ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We propose on-chip slot-waveguide-based dispersion-flattening devices, which can exhibit either a highly negative dispersion of -31300 ps/nm/km over 147-nm bandwidth, or a near-zero dispersion of 0plusmn350 ps/nm/km over 306 nm bandwidth.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical dispersion; optical waveguides; dispersion-flattening devices; near-zero flattened dispersion; negative dispersion; on-chip slot waveguide; strip waveguide; Bandwidth; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical ring resonators; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Propagation delay; Silicon; Strips; Waveguide transitions; (130.2790) Guided waves; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (230.2035) Dispersion compensation devices;
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
