• DocumentCode
    688758
  • Title

    Four-wave mixing in Si3N4-clad silicon-on-insulator waveguides for the mid-infrared region

  • Author

    Lau, Ryan K. W. ; Menard, Michel ; Okawachi, Yoshitomo ; Lipson, Michal ; Gaeta, Alexander L.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We introduce novel SOI waveguides with a Si3N4 top cladding for nonlinear photonics in the mid-infrared wavelength region. We demonstrate continuous-wave frequency conversion via four-wave mixing and obtain a conversion bandwidth of over 300 nm.
  • Keywords
    infrared spectra; integrated optics; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; silicon-on-insulator; SOI waveguide; Si3N4; Si3N4 top cladding; Si3N4-clad silicon-on-insulator waveguides; continuous-wave frequency conversion; conversion bandwidth; four-wave mixing; mid-infrared wavelength region; nonlinear photonics; wavelength 300 nm; Absorption; Bandwidth; Dispersion; Frequency conversion; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833133