Observation of stimulated Raman amplification in silicon waveguides

被引:351
作者
Claps, R [1 ]
Dimitropoulos, D [1 ]
Raghunathan, V [1 ]
Han, Y [1 ]
Jalali, B [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Optoelect Circuits & Syst Lab, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2003年 / 11卷 / 15期
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10.1364/OE.11.001731
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report the first observation of Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) in silicon waveguides. Amplification of the Stokes signal, at 1542.3 nm, of up to 0.25 dB has been observed in Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) waveguides, using a 1427 nm pump laser with a CW power of 1.6 W, measured before the waveguide. Two-Photon-Absorption (TPA) measurements on these waveguides are also reported, and found to be negligible at the pump power where SRS was observed. (C) 2003 Optical Society of America.
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页码:1731 / 1739
页数:9
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