• 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