Title :
All-Optical Signal Processing Using Nonlinear Effects in Silicon Photonic Wire Waveguides
Author :
Yamada, K. ; Tsuchizawa, T. ; Watanabe, T. ; Fukuda, H. ; Shinojima, H. ; Tanabe, T. ; Itabashi, S.
Author_Institution :
NTT Microsystem Integration Lab., Atsugi
Abstract :
In silicon photonic wire waveguides, the four-wave mixing effect provides efficient wavelength conversion, with internal conversion efficiency of about -11 dB. The two-photon absorption effect in the waveguides also provides efficient and wideband all-optical amplitude modulation
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; multiwave mixing; optical information processing; optical modulation; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; silicon; two-photon processes; Si; all-optical signal processing; four-wave mixing effect; internal conversion efficiency; nonlinear effects; silicon photonic wire waveguides; two-photon absorption effect; wavelength conversion; wideband all-optical amplitude modulation; Signal processing; Silicon; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278826
