Characterization of efficient wavelength conversion by four-wave mixing in sub-micron silicon waveguides

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作者：
Mathlouthi, Walid [1 ]
Rong, Haisheng [1 ]
Paniccia, Mario [1 ]
机构：
[1] Intel Corp, Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA
来源：
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2008年 / 16卷 / 21期
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D O I：
10.1364/OE.16.016735
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We characterize silicon waveguide based wavelength converters using a commercial semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) based wavelength converter as a benchmark. Conversion efficiency as high as -5.5 dB can be achieved using a 2.5 cm long sub-micron silicon-on-insulator rib waveguide. Comparison with the SOA reveals that silicon offers broader conversion bandwidth, higher OSNR, and negligible channel crosstalk. The impact of two-photon absorption and free carrier absorption on the conversion efficiency and the dependence of the efficiency on the rib waveguide dimensions are investigated theoretically. Using a nonlinear index coefficient of 4x10(-14) cm(2)/W for silicon, we obtain good agreement between simulations and measurements. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America
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页码：16735 / 16745
页数：11
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