Title :
Nonlinear self polarization-flipping in silicon waveguides
Author :
Wen Qi Zhang ; Lohe, Max A. ; Monro, Tanya M. ; Bettotti, P. ; Pavesi, Lorenzo ; Afshar Vahid, Shahraam
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Photonics & Adv. Sensing, Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We investigate the nonlinear interaction of the two polarizations in silicon waveguides and show that considering practical parameters, such as waveguide loss, dispersion and laser noise, these waveguides can show nonlinear self polarization flipping behavior.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; laser noise; light polarisation; nonlinear optics; optical dispersion; optical losses; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; dispersion; laser noise; nonlinear interaction; nonlinear self polarization-flipping; silicon waveguides; waveguide loss; Dispersion; Laser noise; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference held jointly with 2013 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (OECC/PS), 2013 18th
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
