Space - Time modeling of Raman pulses in silicon-on-insulator optical waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2920-2931

  Passaro, Vittorio M N ^a   De Leonardis, Francesco ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Raman scattering; Silicon on insulator (SOI) technology

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; PHOTONS; RAMAN SCATTERING; SELF PHASE MODULATION; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

CROSS-PHASE MODULATION; FREE-CARRIER DISPERSION; OPTICAL PULSE GENERATION;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33746888999     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.875956     Document Type: Article

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