Title :
Second order cascading effects in LiNbO/sub 3/ waveguides with tailored wavevector mismatch
Author :
Fang, H. ; Schiek, R. ; Pliska, T. ; Stegeman, G.I.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Second harmonic generation (SHG) was the first nonlinear optical process investigated. In this study, we demonstrate how to get arbitrary nonlinear phase shifts, also with minimal loss to the harmonic, by tailoring (with temperature) and verify the results by measuring the wavevector mismatch along LiNbO/sub 3/ waveguides. This extends the utility of cascading to effects such as the phase-induced transitions in soliton collision behavior.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical losses; optical materials; optical solitons; optical waveguides; vectors; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiNbO/sub 3/ waveguides; arbitrary nonlinear phase shifts; minimal loss; nonlinear optical process; phase-induced transitions; second harmonic generation; second order cascading effects; soliton collision behavior; tailored wavevector mismatch; wavevector mismatch; Frequency conversion; Laser tuning; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Phase measurement; Slabs; Temperature measurement; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-576-X
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.1999.807590
