Modulational instability in a silicon-on-insulator directional coupler: Role of the coupling-induced group velocity dispersion
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Ding, W., Staines, O. K., Hobbs, G. D., Gorbach, A. V., De Nobriga, C., Wadsworth, W. J., Knight, J. C., Skryabin, D. V., Strain, M. J., Sorel, M. and De La Rue, R. M., 2012. Modulational instability in a silicon-on-insulator directional coupler: Role of the coupling-induced group velocity dispersion. Optics Letters, 37 (4), pp. 668-670.
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Abstract
We report frequency conversion experiments in silicon-on-insulator (SOI) directional couplers. We demonstrate that the evanescent coupling between two subwavelength SOI waveguides is strongly dispersive and significantly modifies modulational instability (MI) spectra through the coupling induced group velocity dispersion (GVD). As the separation between two 380-nm-wide silicon photonic wires decreases, the increasing dispersion of the coupling makes the GVD in the symmetric supermode more normal and suppresses the bandwidth of the MI gain observed for larger separations.
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| Item Type | Articles |
| Creators | Ding, W., Staines, O. K., Hobbs, G. D., Gorbach, A. V., De Nobriga, C., Wadsworth, W. J., Knight, J. C., Skryabin, D. V., Strain, M. J., Sorel, M. and De La Rue, R. M. |
| DOI | 10.1364/ol.37.000668 |
| Departments | Faculty of Science > Physics |
| Research Centres | Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials |
| Publisher Statement | Ding_Optics_Letters_2012_37_4_668.pdf: This paper was published in Optics Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.000668 Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published |
| ID Code | 29112 |
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