Title :
Performance Enhancement for Ultrashort-Pulse Wavelength Conversion by Using an Aperiodic Domain-Inverted Optical Superlattice
Author :
Dang, Weirui ; Chen, Yuping ; Chen, Xianfeng
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai, China
fDate :
3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We propose a designed aperiodic domain-inverted optical superlattice structure, where the performance of ultrashort-pulse wavelength conversion, relative-broad and flat conversion band with high conversion efficiency, has been well-balanced and enhanced in comparison with those in periodical or linear-chirped optical superlattices. Using this structure, we present a 5.5-nm flat band with almost no pulse distortion for picosecond wavelength conversion in the C-band. Moreover, the uniformity of all inverted domains may provide more convenience for poling. The above benefits may bring promising applications in generating broadband continuous-variable entanglement source and terahertz source with equivalent generation rate.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical frequency conversion; optical multilayers; superlattices; aperiodic domain-inverted optical superlattice; broadband continuous-variable entanglement source; flat conversion band; high conversion efficiency; inverted domains; picosecond wavelength conversion; relative-broad; terahertz source; ultrashort-pulse wavelength conversion; Bandwidth; Chirp; Frequency conversion; Gratings; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Optimized production technology; Nonlinear optical devices; optical frequency conversion; optical phase matching; ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2011.2177653