Title :
Numerical analyses of all-optical retiming switches using quasi-phase matched lithium niobate waveguide devices: Output deterioration by domain length error
Author :
Yutaka Fukuchi;Masaru Yamamoto
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
Abstract :
We analyze characteristics of all-optical retiming switches employing the cascaded second-order nonlinear effect in quasi-phase matched lithium niobate waveguides. The domain length error decreases the switching efficiency and causes significant deterioration of the output signal.
Keywords :
"Optical switches","Timing jitter","Clocks","Adaptive optics","Optical fibers","Nonlinear optics"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2015 11th Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2015.7376109
