Title :
Femtosecond pulse written quasi phase matching element in x-cut lithium niobate
Author :
Thomas, Jens ; Hilbert, Vinzenz ; Geiss, Reinhard ; Tünnermann, Andreas ; Nolte, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Angewandte Phys., Friedrich-Schiller Univ., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
The authors report ultrashort pulse laser inscription of QPM elements with cross-sections of 500 times 90 μm2. The chosen approach is to periodically lower the nonlinear refractive index instead of reversing the domain.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; optical phase matching; refractive index; LiNbO3; QPM elements; femtosecond pulse; nonlinear refractive index; quasiphase matching element; ultrashort pulse laser inscription; x-cut lithium niobate; Crystals; Lithium niobate; Microscopy; Optical frequency conversion; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942688
