Continuous-wave sum-frequency generation in AlGaAs Bragg reflection waveguides

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作者
Han, Junbo [1 ]
Abolghasem, Payam [1 ]
Bijlani, Bhavin J. [1 ]
Helmy, Amr S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Edward S Rogers Sr Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Toronto, ON M5S 3G4, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
SINGLE-PHOTON DETECTION; COMMUNICATION WAVELENGTHS;
D O I
10.1364/OL.34.003656
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Efficient sum-frequency generation in epitaxial GaAs/AlGaAs waveguides is reported. Phase matching is achieved for type II nonlinear interaction using Bragg reflection waveguides. Continuous-wave signal and pump in 1550 nm wavelength window were used for upconversion of photons to the 775 nm region. For a pump and signal with powers of 0.69 mW and 0.35 mW, sum-frequency power of 35 nW was measured. The normalized conversion efficiency was estimated to be 298 % W-1 cm(-2) in a device with a length of 2.2 mm. The bandwidth of the process was found to exceed 60 nm. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America
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页码:3656 / 3658
页数:3
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