Title :
High sensitivity waveform measurement with optical sampling using quasi-phasematched mixing in LiNbO3 waveguide
Author :
Kawanishi, S. ; Yamamoto, T. ; Nakazawa, M. ; Fejer, M.M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
6/21/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
High efficiency (1.7×10-2 W-1) waveform measurement is experimentally demonstrated using quasi-phasematched mixing in an LiNbO3 waveguide. A 160 Gbit/s optical waveform is observed with temporal resolution of 3.6 ps
Keywords :
lithium compounds; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical phase matching; optical planar waveguides; optical pulse generation; optical variables measurement; sensitivity; 160 Gbit/s; 3.6 ps; LiNbO3; LiNbO3 waveguide; high sensitivity waveform measurement; optical sampling; optical waveform; quasi-phasematched mixing; temporal resolution; waveform measurement;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010565