Title :
Record phase sensitive extinction ratio in a silicon germanium waveguide
Author :
Ettabib, M.A. ; Parmigiani, F. ; Kapsalis, A. ; Bogris, A. ; Brun, M. ; Labeye, P. ; Nicoletti, S. ; Hammani, K. ; Syvridis, D. ; Richardson, D.J. ; Petropoulos, P.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
A binary step-like phase response and phase-sensitive extinction ratio in excess of 28dB under CW pump operation was demonstrated in a 20mm-long low birefringence SiGe waveguide, using a polarization-assisted phase sensitive amplifier scheme.
Keywords :
birefringence; germanium alloys; integrated optics; light polarisation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; optical waveguides; silicon alloys; CW pump operation; SiGe; binary step-like phase response; low birefringence SiGe waveguide; polarization-assisted phase sensitive amplifier; record phase sensitive extinction ratio; silicon germanium waveguide; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Silicon germanium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
