Title :
Optimal design of silicon-on-insulator nano-wire waveguides for broadband wavelength conversion
Author :
Zhang, Xingzhi ; Gao, Shiming ; He, Sailing
Author_Institution :
Centre for Opt. & Electromagn. Res., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
fDate :
Oct. 30 2008-Nov. 2 2008
Abstract :
The size of a silicon-on-insulator nano-wire waveguide is optimized for broadband wavelength conversion. A 3-dB conversion bandwidth of over 250 nm is achieved through four-wave mixing in a 2.5-mm-long waveguide of size 425 nm times 258 nm.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical design techniques; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; silicon-on-insulator; Si-SiO2; broadband wavelength conversion; conversion bandwidth; four-wave mixing; silicon-on-insulator nanowire waveguide optimal design; size 2.5 mm; size 258 nm; size 425 nm; Bandwidth; Electromagnetic waveguides; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Silicon on insulator technology; Tellurium; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication & Optoelectronic Exposition & Conference, 2008. AOE 2008. Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-863-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-863-6
