Title :
Optical limiting and Raman amplification in silicon waveguides
Author :
Liang, T.K. ; Tsang, H.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Abstract :
We investigate the effect of two-photon absorption and free-carrier absorption for continuous-wave light propagation in sub-micron size silicon wire waveguides, and experimentally observe net optical gain from stimulated Raman scattering in a silicon rib waveguide.
Keywords :
light propagation; optical limiters; rib waveguides; silicon; stimulated Raman scattering; two-photon processes; Raman amplification; continuous-wave light propagation; free-carrier absorption; net optical gain; optical limiting; silicon rib waveguide; silicon waveguides; silicon wire waveguides; stimulated Raman scattering; sub-micron wire waveguides; two-photon absorption; Absorption; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Raman scattering; Silicon; Stimulated emission; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192812
