Title :
Broadband wavelength conversion of incoherent light in silicon nanowaveguides
Author :
Lau, Ryan K W ; Okawachi, Yoshitomo ; Ménard, Michaël ; Lipson, Michal ; Gaeta, Alexander L.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate broadband wavelength conversion of an incoherent light source via four-wave mixing in a silicon rib nanowaveguide. We observe a conversion efficiency of -24 dB over the entire wavelength range of the incoherent source.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; nanophotonics; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; Si; broadband wavelength conversion; four wave mixing; incoherent light; rib nanowaveguide; Broadband communication; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
