On Raman gain in silicon waveguides: limitations from two-photon-absorption generated carriers

We show experimentally that free carriers generated by two-photon-absorption in silicon-on-insulator (SOI) waveguides limit the available pump power for stimulated Raman scattering and lead to net optical loss.

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Main Authors: Liang, T.K., Tsang, H.K.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Circuits
Fiber nonlinear optics
Nonlinear optics
Optical pumping
Optical scattering
Optical waveguides
Probes
Raman scattering
Silicon
Stimulated emission
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Summary:We show experimentally that free carriers generated by two-photon-absorption in silicon-on-insulator (SOI) waveguides limit the available pump power for stimulated Raman scattering and lead to net optical loss.