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  • Editor: Anthony J. Campillo
  • Vol. 32, Iss. 4 — Feb. 15, 2007
  • pp: 391–393

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Soliton fission and supercontinuum generation in silicon waveguides

Lianghong Yin, Qiang Lin, and Govind P. Agrawal  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Letters, Vol. 32, Issue 4, pp. 391-393 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.32.000391


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Abstract

We show through numerical simulations that silicon waveguides can be used to create a supercontinuum extending over 400   nm by launching femtosecond pulses as higher-order solitons. The physical process behind continuum generation is related to soliton fission, self-phase modulation, and generation of Cherenkov radiation. In contrast with optical fibers, stimulated Raman scattering plays little role. As low-energy ( ≈ 1   pJ ) pulses and short waveguides ( < 1   cm ) are sufficient for continuum generation, the proposed scheme should prove useful for practical applications.

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OCIS Codes
(160.4330) Materials : Nonlinear optical materials
(190.4360) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, devices
(190.5530) Nonlinear optics : Pulse propagation and temporal solitons
(190.7110) Nonlinear optics : Ultrafast nonlinear optics

ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics

History
Original Manuscript: August 31, 2006
Revised Manuscript: October 31, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: November 2, 2006
Published: January 26, 2007

Citation
Lianghong Yin, Qiang Lin, and Govind P. Agrawal, "Soliton fission and supercontinuum generation in silicon waveguides," Opt. Lett. 32, 391-393 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-32-4-391

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