• DocumentCode
    2257847
  • Title

    Continuous-wave mid-infrared frequency conversion in silicon nanowaveguides

  • Author

    Lau, Ryan K W ; Ménard, Michaël ; Okawachi, Yoshitomo ; Foster, Mark A. ; Turner-Foster, Amy C. ; Salem, Reza ; Lipson, Michal ; Gaeta, Alexander L.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report continuous-wave wavelength conversion from the telecom band to the mid infrared via four-wave mixing in silicon nanowaveguides. We convert a 1636-nm signal to produce a 2384-nm idler, demonstrating a parametric bandwidth of 748 nm.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; infrared spectra; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; silicon; Si; continuous-wave frequency conversion; continuous-wave wavelength conversion; four-wave mixing; mid-infrared frequency conversion; silicon nanowaveguides; telecom band; wavelength 1636 nm; wavelength 2384 nm; wavelength 748 nm; Bandwidth; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonics; Silicon; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951362
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2257847