• DocumentCode
    608701
  • Title

    Periodically poled silicon (PePSi) for efficient and electronically-tuned nonlinear optics in silicon

  • Author

    Jalali, Bahram ; Hon, N.K. ; Tsia, Kevin K.

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. Eng. Dept., UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    17-21 March 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Periodically poled silicon (PePSi) induces substantial 2nd order optical nonlinearity and at the same time achieves quasi-phase matching. PePSi is made by alternating strain gradients along the waveguide using periodic arrangement of stressed cladding layers.
  • Keywords
    claddings; nonlinear optics; optical waveguides; silicon; 2nd order optical nonlinearity; PePSi; electronically-tuned nonlinear optics; periodic arrangement; periodically poled silicon; quasiphase matching; stressed cladding layer; waveguide; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Strain; Stress;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-0457-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6532841