DocumentCode
2640196
Title
Efficient wavelength shifting through cascaded second-order nonlinear processes in organic and inorganic crystals
Author
Banfi, G.P. ; Datta, P.K. ; Degiorgio, V. ; Fortusini, D. ; Sherwood, J.N.
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Elettronica, Pavia Univ., Italy
fYear
1998
fDate
10-14 Aug 1998
Firstpage
305
Lastpage
307
Abstract
We performed experiments of wavelength shifting in novel second-order materials possessing high nonlinearities. Results are encouraging for applications to optical signal processing, especially for periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) in view of possibly realising optical waveguide devices
Keywords
optical information processing; optical materials; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; LiNbO3; cascaded second-order nonlinear processes; high nonlinearities; inorganic crystals; optical signal processing; optical waveguide devices; organic crystals; periodically poled lithium niobate; second-order materials; wavelength shifting; Crystalline materials; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Numerical simulation; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse generation; Signal processing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nonlinear Optics '98: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications Topical Meeting
Conference_Location
Kauai, HI
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4950-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NLO.1998.710291
Filename
710291
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