• DocumentCode
    2865401
  • Title

    Visible continuous emission from a silica microphotonic device by third harmonic generation

  • Author

    Carmon, Tal ; Vahala, Kerry J.

  • Author_Institution
    Caltech, Pasadena, CA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Continuous-wave, visible emission from a silica microresonator on silicon by third harmonic generation is demonstrated. Emission is observed with pump powers <300 muW. This result opens the possibility of silicon microphotonic devices spanning from UV to NIR.
  • Keywords
    micro-optomechanical devices; microcavities; micromechanical resonators; optical harmonic generation; silicon compounds; SiO2; silica microphotonic device; silica microresonator; third harmonic generation; visible continuous emission; Fiber lasers; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Resonance; Silicon compounds; Telecommunications; (190.4160) Multiharmonic generation; (230.6080) Sources;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627882
  • Filename
    4627882