Title :
Wavelength conversion bandwidth enhancement through quasi-phase-matching in a width modulated silicon waveguide
Author :
Yuewang Huang ; Shiming Gao ; Kalyoncu, Salih K. ; En-kuang Tien ; Qi Song ; Qiancheng Zhao ; Torun, Rasul ; Boyraz, Ozdal
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
Width-modulated silicon waveguide is investigated as a means of quasi-phase-matching to enhance the bandwidth of wavelength conversion based on four-wave-mixing. A conversion bandwidth enhancement of ~40% is achievable in a 5mm sinusoidally modulated SOI waveguide.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; four-wave-mixing; quasi-phase-matching; sinusoidally modulated SOI waveguide; size 5 mm; wavelength conversion bandwidth enhancement; width-modulated silicon waveguide; Bandwidth; Frequency conversion; Modulation; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Optimized production technology; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
