Ultra-low power parametric frequency conversion in a silicon microring resonator.
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.
Turner
Amy C
AC
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
Foster
Mark A
MA
Gaeta
Alexander L
AL
Lipson
Michal
M
D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012825:Silicon; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014159:Transducers; D014732:Vibration
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