Title :
LiNbO/sub 3/ waveguide nonlinear-optic wavelength converters for applications to wideband signal processing
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Osaka Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Recent work of the authors group is reviewed on LiNbO/sub 3/ waveguide quasi-phase matched nonlinear-optic devices for wavelength conversion and ultrafast processing of optical communication signals.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; lithium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; optical planar waveguides; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM; LiNbO/sub 3/; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; annealed proton-exchanged waveguides; cascaded SHG-DFG; channel waveguide; electron beam direct writing; ferroelectric-domain-inverted gratings; interferometer gate switch; optical communication signals; optical switch; picosecond switching; quasi-phase matched nonlinear-optic devices; squeezed light generation; ultrafast processing; wavelength conversion; wideband signal processing; Electrodes; Gratings; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Polarization; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967740
