Title :
Nonlinear silicon photonics and the moment method
Author :
Lefrancois, Simon ; Husko, Chad ; Blanco-Redondo, Andrea ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Opt. Sci., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We develop a moment method theory for nonlinear propagation in silicon waveguides. Expressions for pulse parameters, free-carrier blueshift and acceleration are derived. We apply this to propagation in silicon photonic crystal waveguides and nanowires.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; method of moments; nanowires; nonlinear optics; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; Si; free-carrier blueshift; moment method; nanowires; nonlinear silicon photonics; pulse parameters; silicon photonic crystal waveguides; silicon waveguides; Absorption; Method of moments; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Silicon photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
