Applications of nonlinear effects in silicon wire waveguides - All optical modulation, wavelength conversion and quantum entanglement

K. Yamada; T. Tsuchizawa; T. Watanabe; H. Fukuda; H. Shinojima; H. Nishi; H. Takesue; T. Tanabe; A. Shinya; E. Kuramochi; M. Notomi; Y. Tokura; S. Itabashi

doi:10.1117/12.803760

Applications of nonlinear effects in silicon wire waveguides - All optical modulation, wavelength conversion and quantum entanglement

K. Yamada, T. Tsuchizawa, T. Watanabe, H. Fukuda, H. Shinojima, H. Nishi, H. Takesue, T. Tanabe, A. Shinya, E. Kuramochi, M. Notomi, Y. Tokura, S. Itabashi

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Abstract

We demonstrate efficient nonlinear functions using silicon nanophotonic structures. In the ultrasmall core of the waveguides and cavities, nonlinear phenomena are significantly enhanced. Applying the two-photon absorption effect, we have confirmed all optical modulation, in which the modulation speed is improved to around 50 ps by eliminating free carriers. Applying the four-wave-mixing effect, we have achieved high-efficiency wavelength conversion. The conversion efficiency is -11 dB, and the efficiency will be further improved by eliminating free carriers. Using the fourwave-mixing effect, we have also realized a low-noise entangled photon pair source. The source does not need a refrigeration system for noise reduction, which is a great advantage for practical application.

Original language	English
Article number	71341R
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7134
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.803760
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	Passive Components and Fiber-based Devices V - Hangzhou, China Duration: 2008 Oct 27 → 2008 Oct 30

Keywords

All optical modulation
Entangled photon generation
Optical nonlinearity
Photonic crystal cavity
Silicon photonics
Silicon wire waveguide
Wavelength conversion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Yamada, K., Tsuchizawa, T., Watanabe, T., Fukuda, H., Shinojima, H., Nishi, H., Takesue, H., Tanabe, T., Shinya, A., Kuramochi, E., Notomi, M., Tokura, Y., & Itabashi, S. (2008). Applications of nonlinear effects in silicon wire waveguides - All optical modulation, wavelength conversion and quantum entanglement. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 7134, Article 71341R. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.803760

Yamada, K, Tsuchizawa, T, Watanabe, T, Fukuda, H, Shinojima, H, Nishi, H, Takesue, H, Tanabe, T, Shinya, A, Kuramochi, E, Notomi, M, Tokura, Y & Itabashi, S 2008, 'Applications of nonlinear effects in silicon wire waveguides - All optical modulation, wavelength conversion and quantum entanglement', Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 7134, 71341R. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.803760

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