Title :
Slow light enhanced third-harmonic generation in silicon photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Monat, C. ; Corcorran, B. ; Grillet, C. ; Moss, D.J. ; Eggleton, B.J. ; White, T.P. ; Faolain, L.O. ; Krauss, T.F.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We report visible (green) third-harmonic generation in silicon by launching near-infrared picosecond pulses into highly confined photonic crystal waveguides. We demonstrate slow light enhancement of this nonlinear process.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical harmonic generation; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; near-infrared picosecond pulses; nonlinear optics; photonic crystal waveguides; slow light enhancement; third-harmonic generation; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical scattering; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729568
