DocumentCode
1771964
Title
Effects of multiphoton absorption on parametric comb generation in silicon microresonators
Author
Lau, Ryan K. W. ; Okawachi, Yoshitomo ; Lamont, Michael R. E. ; Gaeta, Alexander L.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We investigate theoretically parametric frequency comb generation in silicon microresonators for telecom and mid-infrared (MIR) wavelengths in the presence of multiphoton absorption. Parametric oscillation is inhibited at telecom wavelengths but can occur at MIR wavelengths.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; multiphoton processes; optical frequency combs; optical parametric oscillators; optical resonators; silicon; Si; mid-infrared wavelengths; multiphoton absorption; parametric frequency comb generation; parametric oscillation; silicon microresonators; telecom wavelengths; Absorption; Dispersion; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Silicon; Telecommunications;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6989699
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