• DocumentCode
    1772533
  • Title

    Nonlinear optical properties of SiGe waveguides in the mid-infrared

  • Author

    Carletti, L. ; Ma, Ping ; Luther-Davies, Barry ; Hudson, Donna ; Monat, Christelle ; Madden, Steve ; Moss, David J. ; Brun, Marcel ; Ortiz, S. ; Nicoletti, S. ; Grillet, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Univ. of Lyon, Ecully, France
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We measure the nonlinear response of CMOS-compatible SiGe waveguides in the mid-infrared. Comparing with numerical calculations, we extract the multi-photon absorption coefficients and the induced free-carrier absorptions for wavelengths between 3μm and 5μm.
  • Keywords
    absorption coefficients; infrared spectra; multiphoton processes; nonlinear optics; optical variables measurement; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; CMOS-compatible silicon-germinum waveguides; SiGe; induced free-carrier absorptions; midinfrared spectra; multiphoton absorption coefficient extraction; nonlinear optical property measurement; wavelength 3 mum to 5 mum; Absorption; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon; Silicon germanium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6990141