Near infrared light amplification in Gold diffused Silicon-on-Insulator waveguides
S. Stepanov, S. Ruschin
TL;DR
This paper demonstrates near-infrared optical amplification in gold-diffused silicon-on-insulator waveguides using visible light pumping, achieving over 30 dB/cm gain at 1.55 microns.
Contribution
It introduces a novel method of optical amplification in silicon waveguides via gold diffusion and visible pumping, with significant gain performance.
Findings
Over 30 dB/cm gain at 1.55 microns
Effective near-infrared amplification achieved
Visible optical pumping successfully used for gain
Abstract
We report near infrared optical amplification in gold diffused silicon-on-insulator waveguides by visible optical pumping. More then 30dB/cm gain was measured for a light carrier at a wavelength of 1.55 microns
Peer Reviews
No public reviews on file for this paper yet. If you reviewed it on a platform where reviews are public (OpenReview, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML), you can paste yours below so the community can read it here.
Videos
No videos yet. Explain this paper in a talk, walkthrough, or lecture? Add one.
Taxonomy
TopicsSilicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence · Photonic and Optical Devices · Nanowire Synthesis and Applications