Title :
Repetition-rate dependence of free-carrier effects in cross-phase modulation of a silicon waveguide
Author :
Suda, S. ; Namiki, S. ; Tanizawa, K. ; Kurumida, J. ; Kintaka, K. ; Shoji, Y. ; Kawashima, H. ; Hasama, T. ; Ishikawa, H.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We observed optical nonlinear-effects of silicon waveguides while suppressing the influence of free-carrier for 40 Gb/s. The effect of free-carrier generated by two-photon absorption in silicon waveguides was relatively small with 40 GHz pump pulses.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; nonlinear optics; optical modulation; optical waveguides; phase modulation; silicon; two-photon processes; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; cross-phase modulation; free-carrier effects; optical nonlinear-effects; repetition-rate dependence; silicon waveguide; two-photon absorption; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Probes; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3
