Spontaneous Raman scattering in a silicon wire waveguide
Jerry I. Dadap, Richard L. Espinola, et al.
IPR 2004
We report spontaneous Raman scattering at 1550 nm in ultrasmall silicon-on-insulator (SOI) strip waveguides of 0.098-μm2 cross-sectional area. The submicrometer-scale dimensions provide tight optical confinement and, hence, highly efficient Raman scattering with milliwatt-level cw pump powers. The prospect of Raman amplification in such a deeply scaled-down waveguide device in the presence of various loss mechanisms, particularly free-carrier loss that arises from two-photon absorption, is discussed, and the feasibility of high-gain SOI-based fully integrated optical amplifiers is shown. © 2004 Optical Society of America.
Jerry I. Dadap, Richard L. Espinola, et al.
IPR 2004
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