Nonlinear Silicon Photonic Signal Processing Devices for Future Optical Networks

Nonlinear Silicon Photonic Signal Processing Devices for Future Optical Networks

In this paper, we present a review on silicon-based nonlinear devices for all optical nonlinear processing of complex telecommunication signals. We discuss some recent developments achieved by our research group, through extensive collaborations with academic partners across Europe, on optical signal processing using silicon-germanium and amorphous silicon based waveguides as well as novel mate...

Reconfigurable Silicon Photonic Devices for Optical Signal Processing

Silicon Photonic Integrated Devices For Optical Interconnects

 Silicon Photonic Integrated Devices For Optical Interconnects Di Liang, Géza Kurczveil, Chin-Hui Chen, Marco Fiorentino, Zhen Peng, Raymond G. Beausoleil HP Laboratories HPL-2013-56 Optical interconnects; Integrated optoelectronic circuits We present our latest update on key components in the integrated Si photonic interconnect system, including hybrid Si microring lasers, Si microring modula...

Nonlinear silicon-on-insulator waveguides for all-optical signal processing.

Values up to gamma=7 x 10(6)/(W km) for the nonlinear parameter are feasible if silicon-on-insulator based strip and slot waveguides are properly designed. This is more than three orders of magnitude larger than for state-of-the-art highly nonlinear fibers, and it enables ultrafast all-optical signal processing with nonresonant compact devices. At lambda=1.55 microm we provide universal design ...

Nonlinear photonic quasicrystals for novel optical devices

Two well-known methods for the design of quasicrystal models are used to create novel nonlinear optical devices. These devices are useful for efficient three-wave mixing of several different processes, and therefore offer greater flexibility with respect to the more common periodic nonlinear photonic crystals. We demonstrate applications for polarization switching as well as multi-wavelength an...