All-optical efficient wavelength conversion using silicon photonic wire waveguide

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1046-1048

  Yamada, K ^a   Fukuda, H ^a   Tsuchizawa, T ^a   Watanabe, T ^a   Shoji, T ^a   Itabashi, S ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical planar waveguide; Silicon on insulator technology

Indexed keywords

ALL-OPTICAL; FREE CARRIER ABSORPTION; INTERNAL CONVERSIONS; OPTICAL PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; POWER DENSITIES; SILICON PHOTONICS; SPOT SIZE CONVERTERS; WAVELENGTH CONVERSION;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FOUR WAVE MIXING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONIC DEVICES; PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; WIRE;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 77955077572     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2006.873469     Document Type: Article

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