Title :
Mid-infrared generation by frequency down-conversion across 1.2 octaves in a normally-dispersive silicon wire
Author :
Kuyken, Bart ; Verheyen, P. ; Tannouri, Pamela ; Van Campenhout, J. ; Baets, Roel ; Roelkens, Gunther ; Green, William M. J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
Using four-wave mixing in normally-dispersive mid-infrared silicon nanophotonic waveguides, we demonstrate the conversion of light across more than 1.2 octaves, from the telecom band to a wavelength of 3630 nm.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; nanophotonics; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; four-wave mixing; frequency down-conversion; normally-dispersive mid-infrared silicon nanophotonic waveguides; normally-dispersive silicon wire; wavelength 3630 nm; Frequency conversion; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Silicon; Telecommunications; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
