Title :
Parametric light mixing experiments in quadratic nonlinear waveguide arrays
Author :
Iwanow, Robert ; Stegeman, George I. ; Schiek, Roland ; Pertsch, Thomas ; Lederer, Falk ; Min, Yoohong ; Sohler, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
An efficient all-optical switching and routing scheme for low power optical signals based on parametric difference frequency generation in combination with the unique discrete dispersion characteristics of waveguide arrays was investigated experimentally.
Keywords :
optical arrays; optical harmonic generation; optical information processing; optical switches; optical waveguides; all-optical switching; discrete dispersion characteristics; optical routing scheme; optical signal power; parametric difference frequency generation; parametric light mixing; quadratic nonlinear waveguide arrays; Character generation; Distributed power generation; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical mixing; Optical waveguides; Power generation; Routing; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1252891
