• DocumentCode
    3007577
  • Title

    Polarization instability in a long period grating of χ(3)

  • Author

    Bélanger, Nicolas ; Laniel, Jacques M. ; Villeneuve, Alain

  • Author_Institution
    Mater. et Telecommun., Varennes
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a novel type of mode coupling phase matched by a long period grating of chi(3) with no coupling due to the linear grating. We demonstrate its use for polarization switching.
  • Keywords
    coupled mode analysis; diffraction gratings; light polarisation; optical phase matching; optical switches; linear grating; long period grating; mode coupling; optical phase matching; polarization instability; polarization switching; Birefringence; Couplings; Gratings; Kerr effect; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical polarization; Propagation constant; Stokes parameters; Tensile stress;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452740
  • Filename
    4452740
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3007577