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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 18 — Aug. 27, 2012
  • pp: 20506–20515

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Second-order nonlinear silicon-organic hybrid waveguides

L. Alloatti, D. Korn, C. Weimann, C. Koos, W. Freude, and J. Leuthold  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 18, pp. 20506-20515 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.020506


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Abstract

We describe a concept for second-order nonlinear optical processes in silicon photonics. A silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) double slot waveguide is dispersion-engineered for mode phase-matching (MPM). The proposed waveguide enables highly efficient nonlinear processes in the mid-IR range. With a cladding nonlinearity of χ(2) = 230 pm/V and 20 dBm pump power at a CW wavelength of 1550 nm, we predict a gain of 14.7 dB/cm for a 3100 nm signal. The suggested structure enables for the first time efficient second-order nonlinear optical mixing in silicon photonics with standard technology.

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OCIS Codes
(130.3060) Integrated optics : Infrared
(190.4390) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, integrated optics
(320.7110) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast nonlinear optics
(230.7405) Optical devices : Wavelength conversion devices

ToC Category:
Integrated Optics

History
Original Manuscript: June 6, 2012
Revised Manuscript: July 23, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: July 24, 2012
Published: August 22, 2012

Citation
L. Alloatti, D. Korn, C. Weimann, C. Koos, W. Freude, and J. Leuthold, "Second-order nonlinear silicon-organic hybrid waveguides," Opt. Express 20, 20506-20515 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-18-20506


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