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Supercontinuum generation in silicon waveguides based on optical wave-breaking

David Castelló-lurbeVictor Torres-companyEnrique Silvestre

subject

Materials scienceSiliconbusiness.industryPhysics::Opticschemistry.chemical_elementBreaking waveOctave (electronics)Supercontinuumlaw.inventionOpticschemistrylawDispersion (optics)OptoelectronicsbusinessSelf-phase modulationWaveguideDoppler broadening

description

We theoretically find the third order dispersion that optimizes the spectral broadening induced by optical wave-breaking. It produces supercontinuum spectra spanning beyond 2=3 of an octave in a silicon waveguide pumping at 1550 nm.

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