• DocumentCode
    1772439
  • Title

    Novel polarization-assisted phase sensitive optical signal processor requiring low nonlinear phase shifts

  • Author

    Parmigiani, F. ; Hesketh, G. ; Slavik, R. ; Horak, P. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Richardson, D.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a new scheme to achieve binary step-like phase response and high phase-sensitive extinction ratio at low powers. Phase-sensitive operation is achieved by polarization filtering phase-locked signal/idler in a degenerate dual-pump vector parametric amplifier.
  • Keywords
    light polarisation; optical filters; optical information processing; optical pumping; binary step-like phase response; degenerate dual-pump vector parametric amplifier; nonlinear phase shifts; phase-sensitive extinction ratio; phase-sensitive operation; polarization filtering phase-locked signal-idler; polarization-assisted phase sensitive optical signal processor; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Vectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989957