Title :
Octave spanning frequency comb generation in a dispersion-controlled short silicon-wire waveguide with a fiber laser oscillator
Author :
Goto, T. ; Ishizawa, A. ; Kou, R. ; Tsuchizawa, T. ; Matsuda, N. ; Hitachi, K. ; Nishikawa, T. ; Yamada, K. ; Sogawa, T. ; Gotoh, H.
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate on-chip frequency comb generation spanning from 900 to 2300 nm, the widest bandwidth with a laser oscillator (only 50-pJ pulse energy), by controlling dispersion and propagation distance of silicon-wire waveguides.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; fibre lasers; integrated optoelectronics; light propagation; optical dispersion; optical frequency combs; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; dispersion-controlled short silicon-wire waveguide; energy 50 pJ; fiber laser oscillator; octave spanning frequency comb generation; on-chip frequency comb generation; propagation distance; pulse energy; wavelength 900 nm to 2300 nm; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
