Modulation of light by light in silicon-on-insulator waveguides
- 22 December 2003
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 83 (25) , 5151-5153
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1636518
Abstract
We report infrared light modulation based on direct free-carrier absorption induced by visible light irradiation in silicon-on-insulator waveguides. An amplitude modulation depth of 96% and 89% was measured for waveguide light carrier at a wavelength of 1.55 and 1.32 μm. The frequency dependence of the modulation effect was measured as well.Keywords
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