A novel optical wavelength conversion device for optical sampling

Author

Yoshidaya, Hiroaki ; Takakura, Hideki ; Kuroda, Kenji

Author_Institution

Teratec Corp., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

18-21 May 1998

Firstpage

687

Abstract

We propose an optical parametric diffuser (OPD), a novel optical wavelength conversion device for wide wavelength band optical sampling systems. The OPD is made by using a multiple quantum well (MQW) structure with different band gap materials. Our aim is to achieve wavelength conversion of wider than 30 THz using the OPD and we simulated the wavelength conversion by four-wave mixing (FWM) for pico-second order optical pulses into the OPD. Experimental results indicated a conversion efficiency of -10 dB at a wavelength conversion frequency of 10 THz. To confirm this simulation result, we fabricated a basic OPD and measured the characteristics of wavelength conversion. These measurements gave a conversion efficiency of -22 dB (approx. -16 dB for the basic OPD itself) at a wavelength conversion frequency of 5 THz. Comparison of the simulation and experimental results suggested the possibility of high wavelength conversion efficiency even above 20 THz conversion frequency by optimizing the OPD structure

Keywords

multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric devices; quantum well lasers; 5 to 20 THz; SOA; conversion efficiency; four-wave mixing; multiple quantum well structure; optical parametric diffuser; optical sampling; optical time domain waveform measurement; optical wavelength conversion device; picosecond order optical pulses; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical mixing; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonic band gap; Quantum well devices; Sampling methods; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1998. IMTC/98. Conference Proceedings. IEEE

Conference_Location

St. Paul, MN

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4797-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.1998.679881

Filename

679881