Title :
Record 11 dB phase sensitive amplification in sub-millimeter silicon waveguides
Author :
Zhang, Ye ; Husko, C. ; Schroder, Jochen ; Lefrancois, S. ; Rey, I. ; Krauss, T. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We demonstrate phase sensitive amplification (PSA) in a 196μm silicon slow-light photonic crystal with an extinction ratio of 11dB. This record smallest phase sensitive amplifier is also the first demonstration of PSA in a photonic crystal.
Keywords :
amplifiers; elemental semiconductors; extinction coefficients; multiwave mixing; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; slow light; PSA; Si; extinction ratio; phase sensitive amplification; silicon slow-light photonic crystal; submillimeter silicon waveguides; wavelength 196 mum; Dispersion; Educational institutions; Extinction ratio; Gain; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600636
