• DocumentCode
    520818
  • Title

    Self-induced temporal and spectral polarization changes in silicon nanowire waveguides

  • Author

    Daniel, Brian A. ; Agrawal, Govind P.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Opt., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We show through numerical simulations that optical pulses in silicon waveguides can undergo significant self-induced changes in their polarization state. These changes are mediated mostly by free-carrier dispersion and depend on waveguide dimensions.
  • Keywords
    Absorption; Birefringence; Optical polarization; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Tellurium; Waveguide transitions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500419
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=520818