Generation of a telecom-to-mid-infrared spanning supercontinuum using silicon-on-insulator wire waveguides

We demonstrate an ultra-broadband optical supercontinuum extending from 1.53m up to 2.55m, generated in a dispersion-engineered silicon photonic wire. The supercontinuum is generated using low power mid-infrared picosecond pump pulses at 2.12m. © 2011 OSA.