Title :
All-optical switching induced by cascading nonlinearities
Author :
Fazlo, E. ; Sibilia, C. ; Bertolotti, M.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Energetica, Universita degli Studi La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
Summary form only given. This work describes an application of the phase-modulation induced by cascading second-harmonic generation occurring at quasi-phase-matching during all-optical switching. Performing an experiment with a KDP crystal and laser pulses 3-ps long of 2 MW/cm/sup 2/, almost 98% of switching from generation to nongeneration regime was observed.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; optical modulation; optical switches; phase modulation; KDP; KDP crystal; KH2PO4; all-optical switching; cascading nonlinearity; laser pulses; phase modulation; quasi-phase-matching; second-harmonic generation; Equations; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Mirrors; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Phase modulation; Power generation; Power system harmonics; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
