• DocumentCode
    1588722
  • Title

    Frequency conversion of mid-infrared optical signals into the telecom band using nonlinear silicon nanophotonic wires

  • Author

    Kuyken, B. ; Liu, X. ; Osgood, R.M., Jr. ; Vlasov, Y.A. ; Roelkens, G. ; Baets, R. ; Green, W.M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ. - imec, Ghent, Belgium
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate parametric conversion with simultaneous 19.5 dB amplification, of a mid-IR 2440 nm signal to the telecom-band near 1620 nm, using silicon nanophotonic wires. Conversion over 820 nm is facilitated using higher-order waveguide dispersion.
  • Keywords
    nanophotonics; optical fibre communication; frequency conversion; higher-order waveguide dispersion; mid-infrared optical signal; nonlinear silicon nanophotonic wires; parametric conversion; telecom band; Dispersion; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical wavelength conversion; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0213-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5875501
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1588722