• DocumentCode
    1771960
  • Title

    Demonstration of difference frequency generation in a silicon slot waveguide

  • Author

    Nesic, A. ; Palmer, R. ; Koeber, S. ; Korn, D. ; Koenig, S. ; Elder, D.L. ; Dalton, L.R. ; Freude, W. ; Koos, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on the generation of microwave frequencies of up to 50 GHz by second-order nonlinear mixing of two optical carriers at 1540 nm in a silicon-organic hybrid slot waveguide.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; silicon; difference frequency generation; frequency 50 GHz; microwave frequency; optical carriers; second-order nonlinear mixing; silicon-organic hybrid slot waveguide; wavelength 1540 nm; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Radio frequency; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989697