The arrival of the big data era has driven the rapid development of high-speed optical
signaling and processing, ranging from long-haul optical communication links to short-reach …

Four‐wave mixing (FWM) is a versatile optical nonlinear parametric process that enables a
plethora of signal processing functionalities in optical communication. Realization of efficient …

In this paper, we present a review on silicon-based nonlinear devices for all optical
nonlinear processing of complex telecommunication signals. We discuss some recent …

We propose hydrogenated amorphous silicon nanowires as a platform for nonlinear optics
in the telecommunication wavelength range. Extraction of the nonlinear parameter of these …

Wavelength conversion technology is imperative for the future high-speed all-optical
network. Nonlinear four-wave mixing (FWM) has been used to demonstrate such …

Silicon-on-insulator rib waveguides with passive loss of-0.74 dB/cm and free-carrier lifetime
reduction via reverse biased pin diodes are used to show efficient continuous wave four …

Nonlinear optical signal processing (NOSP) has the potential to significantly improve the
throughput, flexibility, and cost-efficiency of optical communication networks by exploiting …

We experimentally show an all-optical wavelength conversion of 8× 32-GBd single-
polarization 16QAM signals using a silicon nano-rib waveguide. The application of reverse …

All-optical wavelength conversion based on four-wave mixing attracts intense interest in
many areas, especially in optical fiber communications, due to the advantages of …

We demonstrate error-free wavelength conversion of 28 GBaud 16-QAM single polarization
(112 Gb/s) signals based on four-wave mixing in a dispersion engineered silicon nanowire …