Title :
Novel ultrafast integrated sources based on nonlinear frequency conversion
Author :
Pasquazi, Alessia ; Peccianti, Marco ; Little, Brent E. ; Chu, Sai T. ; Moss, David J. ; Morandotti, Roberto
Author_Institution :
INRS-EMT, Varennes, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We summarize our recent results on the generation and of ultrafast optical signals in CMOS-compatible monolithic devices by exploiting the third order nonlinearity of glass based waveguides. We show that we can generate stable train of pulses at 200GHz rep rate with a novel passive mode-locking scheme based on an integrated ring resonator.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated optoelectronics; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical frequency conversion; optical glass; optical pulse generation; ring lasers; waveguide lasers; CMOS-compatible monolithic devices; frequency 200 GHz; glass based waveguides; integrated ring resonator; nonlinear frequency conversion; passive mode-locking; stable pulse train; third order nonlinearity; ultrafast integrated sources; ultrafast optical signals; Laser mode locking; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical ring resonators; Photonics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam