• DocumentCode
    1514709
  • Title

    Parametric wavelength conversion and amplification using damage-resistant Zn:LiNbO3 waveguide

  • Author

    Asobe, M. ; Tadanaga, O. ; Miyazawa, H. ; Suzuki, H.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    15
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    7/19/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    962
  • Lastpage
    964
  • Abstract
    Wavelength conversion with a 12 dB parametric gain is demonstrated using a picosecond pulse-to-pulse interaction in a periodically poled Zn:LiNbO3 waveguide. The reduced photorefractive damage enabled intense pumping at a relatively low temperature (~50°C)
  • Keywords
    dielectric polarisation; high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; optical fabrication; optical parametric amplifiers; optical planar waveguides; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; photorefractive materials; zinc; 12 dB; 50 C; LiNbO3:Zn; LiNbO3:Zn waveguide; damage-resistant waveguide; intense pumping; parametric gain; parametric wavelength amplification; parametric wavelength conversion; periodically poled waveguide; picosecond pulse-to-pulse interaction; reduced photorefractive damage; relatively low temperature; wavelength conversion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20010670
  • Filename
    937304