Title :
Observation of four-wave mixing conversion efficiency and bandwidth in silicon photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
McMillan, James F. ; Yu, Mingbin ; Kwong, Dim-Lee ; Wong, Chee Wei
Author_Institution :
Center for Integrated Sci. & Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We present observations of slow-light enhanced four-wave mixing in silicon photonic crystal waveguides (11-dB enhancement in idler conversion efficiency), with a corresponding reduction in conversion bandwidth due to increased group velocity dispersion.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Four-wave mixing; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
