Title :
Optical parametric generation in lithium niobate waveguides
Author :
Xie, Xiuping ; Schober, Andrew M. ; Langrock, Carsten V. ; Roussev, Rostislav V. ; Kurz, Jonathan ; Fejer, M.M.
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
Single-pass optical parametric generation in lithium niobate waveguides yielded a record low threshold of 200 pJ. Near-transform-limited near-infrared picosecond pulses are obtained from cascaded optical parametric generation.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; nonlinear optics; optical pulse generation; optical waveguides; 200 pJ; LiNbO/sub 3/; cascaded optical parametric generation; lithium niobate waveguides; near-infrared pulses; near-transform-limited pulses; optical parametric generation; picosecond pulses; single-pass optical parametric generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
