Coupled-mode theory for stimulated Raman scattering in high-Q/Vm silicon photonic band gap defect cavity lasers

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 4763-4780

  Yang, Xiaodong ^a   Wong, Chee Wei ^a  

^a Optical Nanostructures Laboratory Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; LASERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTONIC BAND GAP; SILICON; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COUPLED-MODE THEORY; DEFECT CAVITIES; FREE-CARRIER DYNAMICS; TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION;

RAMAN SCATTERING;

EID: 34247223197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.004763     Document Type: Article

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