DocumentCode
500440
Title
Cancellation of chromatic dispersion-induced second harmonic using dual wavelengths and balanced photodetection
Author
Sunderman, Christopher E. ; Devgan, Preetpaul S. ; Diehl, John F. ; Urick, Vincent J. ; Williams, Keith J.
Author_Institution
Global Strategies Group North America, Crofton, MD, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A method for canceling dispersion-induced second harmonic by simultaneously modulating two optical wavelengths combined with balanced photodetection is demonstrated. The second harmonic is reduced by ~30 dB while the fundamental is increased by 6 dB.
Keywords
optical dispersion; photodetectors; balanced photodetection; cancellation; chromatic dispersion; dual wavelengths; optical wavelengths; second harmonic; Bandwidth; Chromatic dispersion; Equations; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Photoconductivity; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (070.1170) Analog optical signal processing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5225833
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