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Discrete parametric band conversion in silicon for mid-infrared applicationsEn-Kuang Tien, Yuewang Huang, Shiming Gao, Qi Song, Feng Qian, Salih K. Kalyoncu, and Ozdal Boyraz »View Author Affiliations
En-Kuang Tien,
Yuewang Huang,
Shiming Gao,
Qi Song,
Feng Qian,
Salih K. Kalyoncu,
and Ozdal Boyraz*
EECS Department, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697 USA *Corresponding author: oboyraz@uci.edu |
Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 21, pp. 21981-21989 (2010)
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Abstract
Silicon photonics has great potential for mid-wave-infrared applications. The dispersion of waveguide can be manipulated by waveguide dimension and cladding materials. Simulation shows that <3μm wide conversion can be achieved by tuning the pump wavelength.
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(190.3270) Nonlinear optics : Kerr effect
(230.7390) Optical devices : Waveguides, planar
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History
Original Manuscript: July 15, 2010
Revised Manuscript: September 4, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: September 23, 2010
Published: October 1, 2010
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En-Kuang Tien, Yuewang Huang, Shiming Gao, Qi Song, Feng Qian, Salih K. Kalyoncu, and Ozdal Boyraz, "Discrete parametric band conversion in silicon for mid-infrared applications," Opt. Express 18, 21981-21989 (2010)
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