Title :
Novel techniques for guided-wave wavelength conversion
Author :
Tehranchi, Amirhossein ; Ahlawat, Meenu ; Xu, Chang-Qing ; Kashyap, Raman
Author_Institution :
Adv. Photonics Concepts Lab., Univ. of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
Wavelength converters based on quasi-phase-matched cascaded second-order nonlinear effects in lithium niobate waveguides, using novel techniques of pump detuning with uniform gratings and fixed pumps with step-chirped gratings, are investigated. New experimental results are reported.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; lithium compounds; optical phase matching; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; LiNbO3; guided wave wavelength conversion; pump detuning; quasiphase matched cascaded second order nonlinear effects; step chirped grating; uniform gratings; Educational institutions; Frequency conversion; Multiaccess communication;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-288-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-986-02-8974-9
