Abstract
We demonstrate all-optical ultra-broadband tunable
wavelength conversion of 1-ps pulses based on four-wave mixing
in a 3-mm-long dispersion engineered silicon waveguide. In the
waveguide, an input pulse with center wavelength at 1600 nm is
down-converted by 135 nm (17.3 THz) to 1465 nm. A tuning range
of 115 nm (15 THz, from 1465 to 1580 nm) of the converted wavelength
is demonstrated, while keeping conversion efficiency, pulse
shape, and pulsewidth almost unchanged.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | I E E E Photonics Technology Letters |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1409-1411 |
| ISSN | 1041-1135 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
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- All-opticalwavelength conversion (AOWC)
- Nonlinear optics
- Fourwave mixing (FWM)
- Silicon waveguide
- Integrated optics