• DocumentCode
    1668189
  • Title

    Mid-infrared nonlinear optics in silicon photonic wire waveguides

  • Author

    Green, William M J ; Liu, Xiaoping ; Osgood, Richard M., Jr. ; Vlasov, Yurii A.

  • Author_Institution
    IBM T. J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    62
  • Lastpage
    63
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a broadband silicon mid-infrared optical parametric amplifier operating near λ = 2200 nm. The amplifier exhibits a maximum gain as large as 25 dB, and net off-chip gain greater than 13 dB.
  • Keywords
    infrared spectra; integrated optics; nonlinear optics; optical parametric amplifiers; optical waveguides; silicon; mid-infrared nonlinear optics; off-chip gain; optical parametric amplifier; silicon photonic wire waveguides; Gain; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonics; Silicon; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Playa del Carmen
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3730-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3731-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553704
  • Filename
    5553704