Title :
Four-wave mixing in silicon “photonic molecule” resonators with port-selective, orthogonal supermode excitation
Author :
Xiaoge Zeng ; Gentry, Cale M. ; PopovicÌ, MilosÌŒ A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr., Comput., & Energy Eng., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We propose coupled-cavity resonators for four-wave mixing (FWM) that support strong nonlinear interaction between distributed pump, signal and idler modes, yet allow independent coupling of these modes to separate ports. We demonstrate seeded FWM and discuss applications of such orthogonal coupling.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; multiwave mixing; optical pumping; optical resonators; silicon; Si; coupled-cavity resonators; four-wave mixing; nonlinear interaction; orthogonal supermode excitation; port-selective supermode excitation; silicon photonic molecule resonators; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical resonators; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
