title: Chip-scale parametric amplifier with 11 dB gain at 1550 nm based on a slow-light GaInP photonic crystal waveguide.
abstract: We report on a chip scale parametric amplifier based on a GaInP photonic crystal waveguide. The amplifier operates with both pump and signal in the 1550 nm wavelength range and offers an on-chip gain of 11 dB (5 dB including the 6 dB coupling losses) when pumped at only 800 mW. It enables us, therefore, to incorporate the many advantages of parametric amplification within photonic chips for optical communication applications.
authors.affiliation: Electrical Engineering Department, Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel. cestier@tx.technion.ac.il
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cestier
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Combrié
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xavier
authors.forename: Gaëlle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lehoucq
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Rossi
authors.forename: Gadi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Eisenstein