New CMOS-compatible platforms based on silicon nitride and Hydex for nonlinear optics

Nature Photonics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 597-607

  Moss, David J ^a   Morandotti, Roberto ^b   Gaeta, Alexander L ^c   Lipson, Michal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b INRS EMT   (Canada)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS; NONLINEAR PHOTONICS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMB GENERATION; PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS; SILICON ON INSULATOR; TELECOMMUNICATION WAVELENGTHS; TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; ULTRAFAST OPTICAL PULSE;

LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; SILICON NITRIDE; TWO PHOTON PROCESSES;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 84881124617     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2013.183     Document Type: Review

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