Title :
Supercontinuum generation near 2 μm in periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides
Author :
Phillips, C.R. ; Langrock, C. ; Fejer, M.M. ; Jiang, J. ; Hartl, I. ; Fermann, M.E.
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Cinzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate spectral broadening and self-frequency-shift around 2-μm wavelengths in periodically poled LiNbO3 waveguides, in agreement with simulations. We show numerically that octave-spanning spectra can be achieved with 6 nJ of pulse energy.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical waveguides; spectral line broadening; supercontinuum generation; LiNbO3; energy 6 nJ; octave spanning spectra; periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides; self frequency shift; spectral broadening; supercontinuum generation; wavelength 2 mum; Gratings; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Numerical models; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; System-on-a-chip;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
