PHOTONIC FRONTIERS: SILICON PHOTONICS: Nonlinear optical techniques raise silicon photonics promise

摘要

Silicon nanowires display strong nonlinearities that can convert wavelengths, generate supercontinuums, compress pulses, and convert signal formats. They open new opportunities for silicon photonics. Will nonlinear optics be the sparkplug for success of silicon photonics? Experiments in recent years have shown that silicon (Si) nanowires have strong nonlinearities that can be powerful tools for manipulating light. Produced using standard Si fabrication technology, Si nanowires could be integrated with other Si components for on-chip signal processing, or serve as nanoscale components of other systems.