Title :
Polarisation-insensitive wavelength converter based on cascaded nonlinearities in LiNbO3 waveguides
Author :
Brener, I. ; Chou, M.H. ; Chaban, E. ; Parameswaran, K.R. ; Fejer, M.M. ; Kosinski, S. ; Pruitt, D.L.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Lucent Technol., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
1/6/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A polarisation-independent wavelength converter using cascaded nonlinearities in periodically-poled LiNbO3 waveguides has been developed. The device uses a pump in the 1.5 μm band, has negligible polarisation sensitivity and a penalty of <0.5 dB at 10 Gbit/s
Keywords :
dielectric polarisation; light polarisation; lithium compounds; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical pumping; optical waveguides; sensitivity; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.5 mum; 10 Gbit/s; LiNbO3; LiNbO3 waveguides; cascaded nonlinearities; negligible polarisation sensitivity; penalty; periodically-poled LiNbO3 waveguides; polarisation-insensitive wavelength converter;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000020
