Title :
High-order dispersion engineering for optimal four-wave mixing
Author :
Lamont, Michael R E ; Kuhlmey, Boris T. ; De Sterke, C. Martijn
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Sydney Univ., Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
Four-wave mixing in highly nonlinear materials requires dispersion engineering to obtain anomalous dispersion at telecom wavelengths. We show that tailoring the quartic dispersion can enhance the bandwidth, and propose how to achieve this in practice.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibre dispersion; optical materials; fibre taper; high-order dispersion engineering; highly nonlinear materials; optimal four-wave mixing; quartic dispersion; Australia; Bandwidth; Dispersion; Four-wave mixing; Frequency conversion; Optical device fabrication; Physics; Planar waveguides; Silicon; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610547
