Title :
Nonlinear Photovoltaic Effect
Author :
Fathpour, Sasan ; Tsia, Kevin K. ; Jalali, Bahram
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Abstract :
The theory of nonlinear photovoltaic effect is developed and compared with experiments. By harvesting the optical energy lost to two-photon absorption, this new photovoltaic effect offers an energy-efficient solution in nonlinear silicon photonics.
Keywords :
photovoltaic effects; nonlinear photovoltaic effect; nonlinear silicon photonics; optical energy; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical losses; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Photovoltaic effects; Photovoltaic systems; 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.2007.4382696
