• DocumentCode
    1666975
  • Title

    Efficient continuous-wave four-wave mixing and self-phase modulation in a bandgap-engineered AlGaAs waveguide

  • Author

    Wathen, Jeremiah J. ; Apiratikul, Paveen ; Cannon, Brice M. ; Mahmood, Tanvir ; Astar, William ; Richardson, Chris J K ; Porkolab, Gyorgy A. ; Carter, Gary M. ; Murphy, Thomas E.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. for Phys. Sci., College Park, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    By engineering the bandgap to suppress two-photon absorption, we achieve efficient continuous-wave four-wave mixing in a passive AlGaAs waveguide. The observed conversion efficiency (-5.5 dB) is among the highest reported for semiconductor waveguides.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; multiwave mixing; optical waveguides; photonic band gap; self-phase modulation; two-photon processes; AlGaAs; bandgap engineering; continuous-wave four-wave mixing; conversion efficiency; self-phase modulation; semiconductor waveguides; two-photon absorption; Absorption; Four-wave mixing; Modulation; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Semiconductor device measurement; Semiconductor waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326156