Applications of cascading nonlinear optics to all-optical devices

Author

Stegeman, George I. ; Schiek, Roland ; Baek, Yongsoon ; Krijnen, Gijs ; Baumann, ZI ; Sohler, Wolfgang

Author_Institution

Center for Res. in Electro-Opt. & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

18-21 Nov 1996

Firstpage

322

Abstract

It is well-known that nonlinear phase shifts in general are needed for all-optical switching devices and in this paper we will describe the application of such cascaded phase shifts to a fully integrated nonlinear directional coupler and Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The devices utilized type I phase matching in a 50mm long titanium indiffused symmetrical channel waveguide with propagation along the X-axis on a Y-cut LiNbO₃ crystal

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; diffusion; integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical directional couplers; optical harmonic generation; 50 mm; LiNbO₃; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; X-axis; Y-cut LiNbO₃ crystal; all-optical devices; all-optical switching devices; cascaded phase shifts; cascading nonlinear optics; fully integrated nonlinear directional coupler; nonlinear phase shifts; titanium indiffused symmetrical channel waveguide; type I phase matching; Directional couplers; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Ovens; Temperature distribution; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3160-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1996.571810

Filename

571810