Ultra-fast all optical wavelength conversion in silicon waveguides using femtosecond pulses

Ronald Dekker; Jan Niehusmann; Michael Först; Alfred Driessen

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Ultra-fast all optical wavelength conversion in silicon waveguides using femtosecond pulses

Ronald Dekker, Jan Niehusmann, Michael Först, Alfred Driessen

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The propagation of 300 femtosecond optical pulses in Silicon-on Insulator waveguides has been studied by means of a pump-probe set-up. Large Cross Phase Modulation (XPM) induced red and blue shifts (9nm and 15nm, respectively) of the probe signal have been observed depending on the delay between pump (1554nm) and probe (1683nm) pulses. A numerical model taking into account Two Photon Absorption (TPA) and Free Carrier Absorption (FCA) in the semiconductor waveguide is presented and provides good agreement with the experimental data. Our model reveals that the wavelength conversion is dominated by the instantaneous optical Kerr effect, enabling ultra-fast all-optical functionalities. Furthermore, the importance of waveguide dispersion on the wavelength conversion efficiency will be treated in the case of femtosecond pulses.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Science and Technology of Dielectrics for Active and Passive Photonic Devices
Editors	P. Mascher, D Misra, Kerstin Worhoff
Place of Publication	Pennington, USA
Publisher	The Electrochemical Society Inc.
Pages	27-33
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	1-56677-515-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2392917
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	210th Electrochemical Society Meeting, ECS 2006 - Cancún, Mexico Duration: 29 Oct 2006 → 3 Nov 2006

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Name	ECS Transactions
Publisher	The Electrochemical Society
Number	11
Volume	3
ISSN (Print)	1938-5862

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Conference	210th Electrochemical Society Meeting, ECS 2006
Abbreviated title	ECS 2006
Country/Territory	Mexico
City	Cancún
Period	29/10/06 → 3/11/06

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IOMS-PIT: PHOTONICS INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY

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Dekker, R., Niehusmann, J., Först, M., & Driessen, A. (2006). Ultra-fast all optical wavelength conversion in silicon waveguides using femtosecond pulses. In P. Mascher, D. Misra, & K. Worhoff (Eds.), Science and Technology of Dielectrics for Active and Passive Photonic Devices (pp. 27-33). (ECS Transactions; Vol. 3, No. 11). The Electrochemical Society Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2392917

Dekker, Ronald ; Niehusmann, Jan ; Först, Michael et al. / Ultra-fast all optical wavelength conversion in silicon waveguides using femtosecond pulses. Science and Technology of Dielectrics for Active and Passive Photonic Devices. editor / P. Mascher ; D Misra ; Kerstin Worhoff. Pennington, USA : The Electrochemical Society Inc., 2006. pp. 27-33 (ECS Transactions; 11).

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Dekker, R, Niehusmann, J, Först, M & Driessen, A 2006, Ultra-fast all optical wavelength conversion in silicon waveguides using femtosecond pulses. in P Mascher, D Misra & K Worhoff (eds), Science and Technology of Dielectrics for Active and Passive Photonic Devices. ECS Transactions, no. 11, vol. 3, The Electrochemical Society Inc., Pennington, USA, pp. 27-33, 210th Electrochemical Society Meeting, ECS 2006, Cancún, Mexico, 29/10/06. https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2392917

Ultra-fast all optical wavelength conversion in silicon waveguides using femtosecond pulses. / Dekker, Ronald; Niehusmann, Jan; Först, Michael et al.

Science and Technology of Dielectrics for Active and Passive Photonic Devices. ed. / P. Mascher; D Misra; Kerstin Worhoff. Pennington, USA : The Electrochemical Society Inc., 2006. p. 27-33 (ECS Transactions; Vol. 3, No. 11).

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Dekker R, Niehusmann J, Först M, Driessen A. Ultra-fast all optical wavelength conversion in silicon waveguides using femtosecond pulses. In Mascher P, Misra D, Worhoff K, editors, Science and Technology of Dielectrics for Active and Passive Photonic Devices. Pennington, USA: The Electrochemical Society Inc. 2006. p. 27-33. (ECS Transactions; 11). doi: 10.1149/1.2392917

Ultra-fast all optical wavelength conversion in silicon waveguides using femtosecond pulses

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