Title :
Limiting nature of continuum generation in silicon
Author :
Koonath, Prakash ; Solli, Daniel R. ; Jalali, Bahram
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
The generation of spectral continuum in silicon is studied experimentally and theoretically. The dynamics of the free carriers generated through two photon absorption (TPA) is found to limit the extent of the generated continuum.
Keywords :
optical waveguides; silicon; spectral line broadening; supercontinuum generation; two-photon processes; continuum generation; free carrier generation; optical pulses; silicon; silicon waveguides; spectral broadening; spectral continuum; two photon absorption; Absorption; Kerr effect; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Silicon; (130.3120) Integrated Optics Devices; (190.4360) Nonlinear Optics Devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
