Electro-optic reconfiguration of quasi-phase matching in a Dammann domain grating for WDM applications

Author

Torregrosa, Adrian J. ; Maestre, Haroldo ; Fernandez-Pousa, Carlos R. ; Capmany, Juan

Author_Institution

Dipt. Fis. y Arquitectura de Comput., Univ. Miguel Hernandez, Elche

fYear

2008

fDate

4-9 May 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We have investigated electro-optic reconfiguration of quasi-phase matching in microstructured lithium niobate crystals patterned with a Dammann domain distribution. The number of possible WDM conversion channels in a same physical device can be considerably enhanced.

Keywords

crystal microstructure; diffraction gratings; electro-optical devices; lithium compounds; optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; Dammann domain grating; LiNbO₃; WDM conversion channels; crystal microstructure; electro-optic reconfiguration; lithium niobate; quasiphase matching; Ferroelectric materials; Gratings; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical harmonic generation; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing; (160.3730) Materials: Lithium niobate; (190.2620) Nonlinear optics: Harmonic generation and mixing; (230.2090) Optical devices: Electro-optical devices; (230.7405) Optical devices: Wavelength conversion devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-859-9

Type

conf

Filename

4572082