Low power four wave mixing in an integrated, micro-ring resonator with Q = 1.2 million

Opt Express. 2009 Aug 3;17(16):14098-103. doi: 10.1364/oe.17.014098.

Abstract

We demonstrate efficient, low power, continuous-wave four-wave mixing in the C-band, using a high index doped silica glass micro ring resonator having a Q-factor of 1.2 million. A record high conversion efficiency for this kind of device is achieved over a bandwidth of 20 nm. We show theoretically that the characteristic low dispersion enables phase-matching over a tuning range > 160 nm.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Light
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Optical Devices*
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Systems Integration
  • Telecommunications / instrumentation*
  • Transducers*
  • Vibration