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Observation of stimulated Raman amplification in silicon waveguides.

Optics Express (impact factor: 3.59). 08/2003; 11(15):1731-9. pp.1731-9
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ABSTRACT We report the first observation of Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS) in silicon waveguides. Amplification of the Stokes signal, at 1542.3 nm, of up to 0.25 dB has been observed in Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) waveguides, using a 1427 nm pump laser with a CW power of 1.6 W, measured before the waveguide. Two-Photon-Absorption (TPA) measurements on these waveguides are also reported, and found to be negligible at the pump power where SRS was observed.

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Keywords

Amplification
 
CW power
 
first observation
 
negligible
 
silicon waveguides
 
Silicon-on-Insulator
 
SRS
 
Stokes signal
 
waveguide
 
waveguides