Title :
Ultra-compact integrated optical auto-correlator based on third-harmonic generation in Si photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Monat, Christelle ; Grillet, Christian ; Collins, Matthew J. ; Xiong, Chunle ; Clark, Alex S. ; Li, Juntao ; O´Faolain, Liam ; Krauss, Thomas F. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; Moss, David J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. des Nanotechnol. de Lyon (INL), Univ. de Lyon, Ecully, France
Abstract :
We demonstrate a silicon chip-based all-optical device providing single shot time-domain measurements of picosecond pulses near λ=1550nm. The auto-correlation visible signal arises from third-harmonic generation in a 96 μm long slow light photonic crystal waveguide.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical correlation; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; slow light; Si; integrated optical autocorrelator; picosecond pulses; silicon photonic crystal waveguides; single shot time-domain measurements; slow light; third-harmonic generation; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
