Title :
Four-wave mixing in Si3N4-clad silicon-on-insulator waveguides for the mid-infrared region
Author :
Lau, Ryan K. W. ; Menard, Michel ; Okawachi, Yoshitomo ; Lipson, Michal ; Gaeta, Alexander L.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We introduce novel SOI waveguides with a Si3N4 top cladding for nonlinear photonics in the mid-infrared wavelength region. We demonstrate continuous-wave frequency conversion via four-wave mixing and obtain a conversion bandwidth of over 300 nm.
Keywords :
infrared spectra; integrated optics; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; silicon-on-insulator; SOI waveguide; Si3N4; Si3N4 top cladding; Si3N4-clad silicon-on-insulator waveguides; continuous-wave frequency conversion; conversion bandwidth; four-wave mixing; mid-infrared wavelength region; nonlinear photonics; wavelength 300 nm; Absorption; Bandwidth; Dispersion; Frequency conversion; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA