Efficient terahertz-wave generation via fourwave mixing in silicon membrane waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 8920-8928

  Wang, Zhaolu ^a   Liu, Hongjun ^a   Huang, Nan ^a   Sun, Qibing ^a   Wen, Jin ^a  

^a XI AN INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND PRECISION MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHASE MATCHING; PUMPS; WAVELENGTH;

BROADBAND PHASE-MATCHING; MID-INFRARED LASER PULSE; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION; PUMP WAVELENGTH; SILICON MEMBRANES; SILICON WAVEGUIDE; TERAHERTZ WAVE GENERATION;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 84860178821     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.008920     Document Type: Article

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