DocumentCode
2788887
Title
Multimode silicon raman amplifier
Author
Raghunathan, Varun ; Renner, Hagen ; Rice, Robert ; Krauss, Michael ; Brinkmeyer, Ernst ; Jalali, Bahram
Author_Institution
Electrical Engineering department, University of California Los Angeles, 90095-1594, USA
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We propose a novel multimode silicon waveguide Raman amplifier consisting of collinearly propagating pump and amplified Stokes beams with self-imaging of Stokes beam due to Talbot effect. Application of this device as image pre-amplifier is discussed.
Keywords
Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical imaging; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Silicon; Space technology; Stimulated emission; Thermal conductivity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431425
Filename
4431425
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