Title :
Mid-infrared pulse dynamics in Si nanophotonic wires near the two-photon absorption edge
Author :
Liu, Xiaoping ; Driscoll, Jeffrey B. ; Dadap, Jerry I. ; Osgood, Richard M., Jr. ; Vlasov, Yurii A. ; Green, William M J
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We present an experimental and simulation study of the pulse dynamics in SOI nanophotonic wires at mid-infrared wavelengths beyond the telecommunications band, and illustrate the significantly reduced role of two-photon absorption.
Keywords :
light absorption; nanophotonics; nanowires; nonlinear optics; optical pulse generation; silicon-on-insulator; mid-infrared pulse dynamics; mid-infrared wavelengths; nanophotonic wires; telecommunications band; two-photon absorption edge; Absorption; Chirp; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Pulse modulation; Silicon; Wires; (060.5060) Phase modulation; (190.4390) Nonlinear optics, integrated optics; (320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
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
