DocumentCode
1684379
Title
Continuous-wave frequency conversion in hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguides
Author
Wang, Ke-Yao ; Foster, Amy C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate nonlinear frequency conversion in hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) with conversion efficiency of -13dB at telecommunication data rates. Conversion bandwidths of 150nm are measured in CW regime at telecommunication wavelengths.
Keywords
amorphous semiconductors; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; silicon; continuous wave frequency conversion; conversion efficiency; hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguides; nonlinear frequency conversion; Amorphous silicon; Communications technology; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6326826
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