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Record Phase Sensitive Extinction Ratio in a Silicon Germanium Waveguide

Dimitrios SyvridisAlexandros KapsalisAdonis BogrisSergio NicolettiDavid J. RichardsonPierre LabeyeFrancesca ParmigianiKamal HammaniMohamed A. EttabibM. BrunPeriklis Petropoulos

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Optical amplifierWaveguide (electromagnetism)Silicon photonicsMaterials scienceExtinction ratiobusiness.industryPhysics::OpticsPolarization-maintaining optical fiberOptical parametric amplifierSilicon-germaniumchemistry.chemical_compoundOpticschemistryPhase responseOptoelectronicsbusiness

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A binary step-like phase response and phase-sensitive extinction ratio in excess of 28dB under CW pump operation was demonstrated in a 20mm-long low birefringence SiGe waveguide, using a polarization-assisted phase sensitive amplifier scheme.

https://doi.org/10.1364/cleo_si.2015.sth1o.8