Title :
Chip-based frequency conversion by four-wave-mixing Bragg scattering in Si3N4 microrings
Author :
Qing Li ; Davanco, Marcelo ; Srinivasan, Kartik
Author_Institution :
Center for Nanoscale Sci. & Technol., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate frequency conversion via four-wave-mixing Bragg scattering in Si3N4 microrings. The intra-chip conversion efficiency in 40-μm-radius microrings is -17 dB, a >40 dB increased compared to 1.2-cm-long Si3N4 waveguides under equal pumping conditions.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; micro-optics; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; Si3N4; chip-based frequency conversion; distance 1.2 cm; four-wave-mixing Bragg scattering; intra-chip conversion efficiency; microrings; pumping conditions; radius 40 mum; waveguides; Couplings; Frequency conversion; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
