Title :
Slow-light enhanced nonlinear effects in silicon photonic crystal waveguides for optical signal processing
Author :
Monat, C. ; Corcoran, B. ; Pelusi, M. ; Grillet, C. ; Eggleton, B.J. ; Moss, D.J. ; White, T.P. ; O´Faolain, L. ; Krauss, T.F.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultra-high Bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We demonstrate how nonlinear optical phenomena are enhanced by slow light in dispersion engineered silicon photonic crystal waveguides, and how this can be applied to perform all-optical signal processing at 640 Gbit/s.
Keywords :
optical dispersion; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; slow light; bit rate 640 Gbit/s; dispersion engineered silicon photonic crystal waveguides; nonlinear optical phenomena; optical signal processing; slow-light enhanced nonlinear effects; Dispersion; Nonlinear optics; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3
