Title :
Kerr nonlinear switching in a core-shell microspherical resonator fabricated from the silicon fiber platform
Author :
Suhailin, F.H. ; Healy, N. ; Sumetsky, M. ; Ballato, J. ; Dibbs, A.N. ; Gibson, U. ; Peacock, A.C.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We investigate the Kerr nonlinearity in a core-shell microspherical resonator fabricated from a silicon fiber. By exploiting the ultrafast wavelength shifting, sub-picosecond modulation is demonstrated.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; micro-optomechanical devices; microfabrication; micromechanical resonators; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre fabrication; optical modulation; optical resonators; optical switches; silicon; Kerr nonlinear switching; Si; core-shell microspherical resonator; silicon fiber platform; subpicosecond modulation; ultrafast wavelength shifting; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical resonators; Silicon; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
