Broad-band continuous-wave parametric wavelength conversion in silicon nanowaveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 12949-12958

  Foster, Mark A ^a   Turner, Amy C ^a   Salem, Reza ^a   Lipson, Michal ^a   Gaeta, Alexander L ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BROADBAND NETWORKS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; FOUR WAVE MIXING; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; WAVEGUIDES; WAVELENGTH;

CONVERSION BANDWIDTHS; SILICON NANOWAVEGUIDES; TELECOMMUNICATION BANDS;

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS;

EID: 35148854966     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.012949     Document Type: Article

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