Wavelength-assignable 1310/1550 nm wavelength conversion using completely phase-matched two-pump four-wave mixing in a silicon waveguide

被引：5
作者：
Chen, Jian [1 ]
Gao, Shiming [1 ]
机构：
[1] Zhejiang Univ, Ctr Opt & Electromagnet Res, State Key Lab Modern Opt Instrumentat, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
来源：
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 2015年 / 356卷
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金; 高等学校博士学科点专项科研基金;
关键词：
Four-wave mixing; Silicon waveguide; Optical communications; Wavelength conversion; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION; FREQUENCY-CONVERSION; BRAGG SCATTERING; DISPERSION; FIBER; NANOWAVEGUIDES; EXCHANGE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.optcom.2015.08.014
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
A wavelength converter between 1310 and 1550 nm bands is presented based on two-pump four-wave mixing (FWM) in a silicon waveguide. The principle of the inter-band wavelength conversion is analyzed. For an arbitrary incident signal, the converted idler wavelength can be freely assigned by suitably setting the two pump wavelengths to completely satisfy the phase-matching condition. Simulation results show that the signal can be flexibly converted between 1310 and 1550 bands. The conversion efficiencies for the signals with different wavelengths are very stable because the FWM phase-matching condition is completely met. Using this two-pump FWM configuration, channel-selective function can also be realized for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) signals by engineering the dispersion profile of the silicon waveguide according to the WDM channel spacing. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：389 / 394
页数：6
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