Title :
Diode pumped S-band wavelength conversion based on cascaded second-order nonlinearities in periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides
Author :
Sundheimer, M.L. ; Silva, R.B. ; Gomes, A.S.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fisica e Matematica, Univ. Fed. de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Abstract :
In this paper wavelength conversion via cascaded second-harmonic generation (SHG) and difference frequency generation (DFG) in PPLN waveguides using an S-band diode pump laser at 1480 nm, is reported. The novelty of the result, in addition to being in the S-band, is the direct use of a high-power diode pump laser, as opposed to an EDFA-amplified diode laser pump, as is usually done in the C-band.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical pumping; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; 1480 nm; LiNbO3; S-band diode pump laser; cascaded second-harmonic generation; cascaded second-order nonlinearities; difference frequency generation; periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides; wavelength conversion; Bandwidth; Diodes; Laser excitation; Lithium niobate; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Pump lasers; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568044
