Title :
Wavelength shifting using cascaded second-order processes for WDM applications at 1.55 μm
Author :
Stegeman, G.I. ; Baldi, Pierre ; de Micheli, M.P.
fDate :
10/29/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The wavelength shifting of signals within an erbium-doped fibre amplifier bandwidth has been realised through cascaded second-order processes in a QPM-LiNbO3 channel waveguide using a pump laser at around 1.55 μm
Keywords :
digital communication; laser beam applications; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; optical pumping; optical waveguides; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.55 micron; Er-doped fibre amplifier bandwidth; LiNbO3; QPM-LiNbO3 channel waveguide; SHG; WDM networks; cascaded second-order processes; pump laser; quasi-phase-matched lithium niobate; signal wavelength shifting;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981459