%J Optics Express
%T Time and frequency domain measurements of solitons in subwavelength silicon waveguides using a cross-correlation technique
%P 26625-26630
%L enlighten54026
%X We report time domain measurements of the group-velocity-dispersion-induced and nonlinearity-induced chirping of femtosecond pulses in subwavelength silicon-on-insulator waveguides. We observe that at a critical input power level, these two effects compensate each other leading to soliton formation. Formation of the fundamental optical soliton is observed at a peak power of a few Watts inside the waveguide. Interferometric cross-correlation traces reveal compression of the soliton pulses, while spectral measurements show pronounced dispersive waves emitted by solitons into the wavelength range of normal group velocity dispersion.
%R 10.1364/OE.18.026625
%N 25
%D 2010
%V 18
%I Optical Society of America
%A W. Ding
%A A.V. Gorbach
%A W.J. Wadsworth
%A J.C. Knight
%A D.V. Skryabin
%A M. Strain
%A M. Sorel
%A R.M. De La Rue