• DocumentCode
    3004158
  • Title

    Pulse Compression and Modelocking by Using TPA in Silicon Waveguides

  • Author

    Tien, En-Kuang ; Yuksek, Nuh S. ; Qian, Feng ; Boyraz, Ozdal

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of California, Irvine
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a novel broadband pulse compression and modelocking scheme in silicon waveguides. Experimentally we obtain 25 fold pulse compression and 400 ps modelocked pulses. Results are limited by the RC time constant of the diode.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; optical pulse compression; optical waveguides; silicon; RC time constant; Si; modelocking; pulse compression; silicon waveguides; Absorption; Laser modes; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Pulse compression methods; Silicon; Space vector pulse width modulation; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452549
  • Filename
    4452549