Ultra-low power parametric frequency conversion in a silicon microring resonator.
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چکیده
We demonstrate parametric wavelength conversion via four-wave mixing using ultra-low peak pump powers of a few milliwatts in a micrometer-scale silicon device. The response time of our device is 100 ps allowing for implementation in high-bandwidth optical communications. At these ultra-low power levels and microscale sizes, it should be possible to realize hundreds of these devices operating simultaneously on a single chip.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics express
دوره 16 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008