Title :
Optically controlled time and wavelength switch using cascaded nonlinearities of a PPLN waveguide in a fibre loop interferometer
Author :
Lee, K.L. ; Nirmalathas, A. ; Lim, C. ; Shinada, S. ; Wada, N. ; Miyazaki, T.
Author_Institution :
ARC Special Res. Centre for Ultra-Broadband Inf. Networks (CUBIN), Melbourne Univ., Melbourne, VIC
Abstract :
By exploiting cascaded second-order nonlinearities of a PPLN waveguide incorporated in a fibre based loop interferometer, we have experimentally demonstrated an optically controlled time and wavelength switch with a switching efficiency as high as 90.3%.
Keywords :
light interferometers; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical frequency conversion; optical switches; optical waveguides; LiNbO3; PPLN waveguide; cascaded second-order nonlinearities; cascaded sum-and-difference frequency generation; fibre based loop interferometer; optically controlled time switch; optically controlled wavelength switch; periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide; switching efficiency; Control nonlinearities; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical control; Optical interferometry; Optical packet switching; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519314
