Title :
The effect of the longitudinal electric field and tensor susceptibility on the effective nonlinear parameter for silicon nanowire waveguides
Author :
Driscoll, Jeffrey B. ; Lidor, Ron ; Liu, Xiaoping ; Grote, Richard R. ; Dadap, Jerry I. ; Panoiu, Nicolae C. ; Osgood, Richard M.
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Sci. Labs., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We show the significant impact of the longitudinal electric field component and full tensor susceptibility on the effective nonlinear parameter in subwavelength silicon nanowire waveguides. Inclusion of these effects is necessary for satisfactory wire modeling.
Keywords :
Integrated optics; Laboratories; Magnetic materials; Microelectronics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber cables; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Tensile stress; Waveguide components;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
