• DocumentCode
    1770704
  • Title

    Infrared signal detection by upconversion technique

  • Author

    Teh-Hwa Wong ; Yu Jirong ; Yingxin Bai ; Johnson, Wayne

  • Author_Institution
    Sci. Syst. & Applic. Inc., Hampton, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrated up-conversion assisted detection of a 2.05-μm signal by using a bulk periodically poled Lithium niobate crystal. The 94% intrinsic up-conversion efficiency and 22.58% overall detection efficiency at pW level of 2.05-μm was achieved.
  • Keywords
    lithium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical signal detection; LiNbO3; bulk periodically poled lithium niobate crystal; detection efficiency; infrared signal detection; intrinsic upconversion efficiency; upconversion assisted signal detection; upconversion technique; Detectors; Laser excitation; Laser noise; Measurement by laser beam; Photonics; Power lasers; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989058