Title :
Broad-bandwidth near-IR parametric amplification in amorphous silicon waveguides
Author :
Ke-Yao Wang ; Foster, Amy C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We report broad-bandwidth optical parametric amplification using a 6-mm-long hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) waveguide. Amplification is obtained over more than 55 THz (~440 nm) centered at telecommunication wavelengths.
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; infrared spectra; integrated optics; optical materials; optical parametric amplifiers; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; broad-bandwidth near-IR optical parametric amplification; hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguide; size 6 mm; telecommunication wavelengths; Fiber nonlinear optics; Gain; Optical fiber amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
