• 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