• DocumentCode
    2231214
  • Title

    Ultra-broadband, high-gain, polarization-independent optical parametric amplification in type-II quasi-phase-matched AlGaAs waveguides

  • Author

    Djordjevic, Stevan S. ; Fontaine, Nicolas K. ; Yoo, S.J.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Davis, Davis, CA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We discuss a dispersion-managed non-birefringent type-II quasi-phase-matched (QPM) aluminum-gallium-arsenide (AlGaAs) waveguide, achieving 22.4 dB gain with plusmn0.5 dB uniformity across 334 nm-band centered at 1550 nm with 17 mW pump power.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; optical parametric amplifiers; optical phase matching; optical waveguides; AlGaAs; AlGaAs waveguides; aluminum-gallium-arsenide waveguide; gain 22.4 dB; optical parametric amplification; power 17 mW; type-II quasi-phase-matching; wavelength 1550 nm; wavelength 334 nm; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Stimulated emission; (190.0190) Nonlinear optics; (190.4970) Parametric oscillators and amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571247