Title :
Broadband Raman amplification in silicon
Author :
Solli, Daniel R. ; Koonath, Prakash ; Jalali, Bahram
Author_Institution :
UCLA, Los Angeles
Abstract :
We report Raman amplification in silicon with a spectrum that is modified by the simultaneous occurrence of self- phase modulation. This useful nonlinear phenomenon produces a broad Raman gain spectrum from a narrowband pump source.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; amplification; optical pumping; self-phase modulation; semiconductor lasers; broad Raman gain spectrum; narrowband pump source; nonlinear phenomenon; self- phase modulation; silicon broadband Raman amplification; Electromagnetic waveguides; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Silicon; Space vector pulse width modulation; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382693
