Title :
Second-order cascaded nonlinearity in lithium niobate channel waveguides
Author :
Schiek, R. ; Kim, D.Y. ; Sundheimer, M.L. ; Stegeman, G.I.
Author_Institution :
CREOL, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Here we describe a systematic interferometric investigation of the influence of the wavevector-mismatch on cascading. Titanium indiffused LiNbO3 waveguides are used because their superior optical quality and the detailed knowledge of their fabrication and characterization make them promising candidates for the first application of cascading in all-optical data processing
Keywords :
diffusion; light interferometry; lithium compounds; nonlinear optics; optical fabrication; optical information processing; optical waveguides; titanium; LiNbO3; LiNbO3:Ti; Ti indiffused LiNbO3; all-optical data processing; interferometric investigation; lithium niobate channel waveguides; optical quality; second-order cascaded nonlinearity; wavevector-mismatch; Data processing; Frequency conversion; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical waveguides; Ovens; Phase measurement; Phase shifting interferometry; Temperature dependence;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 1994. NLO '94 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1473-5
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.1994.470890
