All-optical phase modulations in a silicon wire waveguide at ultralow light levels

Nobuyuki Matsuda, Ryosuke Shimizu, Yasuyoshi Mitsumori, Hideo Kosaka, Aya Sato, Hiroyuki Yokoyama, Koji Yamada, Toshifumi Watanabe, Tai Tsuchizawa, Hiroshi Fukuda, Seiichi Itabashi, Keiichi Edamatsu

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Abstract

Cross-phase modulation (XPM) in a silicon wire waveguide at 1.55 μm telecom band was studied down to ultralow light levels. In the low-power regime, we found that free-carrier dispersion as well as the optical Kerr effect contributes to the XPM. Possible mechanisms of the low-power XPM are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Article number171110
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume95
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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