Open AccessSolitons and spectral broadening in long silicon-on- insulator photonic wires
Author(s) -
Wei Ding,
Christopher Benton,
Andrey V. Gorbach,
William J. Wadsworth,
Jonathan C. Knight,
Dmitry V. Skryabin,
M. Gnan,
M Sorrel,
R.M. De La Rue
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.003310
Subject(s) - optics , refractive index , dispersion (optics) , photonics , silicon on insulator , soliton , materials science , silicon , silicon photonics , doppler broadening , photonic crystal , optoelectronics , physics , spectral line , nonlinear system , quantum mechanics , astronomy
We report measurements and numerical modeling of spectral broadening and soliton propagation regimes in silicon-on-insulator photonic wire waveguides of 3 to 4 dispersion lengths using 100fs pump pulses. We also present accurate measurements of the group index and dispersion of the photonic wire.