Title :
Processing Ultrafast Optical Signals in Broadband Telecom Systems by means of Cascaded Quadratic Nonlinearities
Author :
Gallo, Katia ; Prawiharjo, Jerry ; Parmigiani, Francesca ; Almeida, Paulo ; Petropoulos, Periklis ; Richardson, David J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Center, Southampton Univ.
Abstract :
Quadratic optical nonlinearities offer several attractive features for the implementation of ultra-fast, low-noise and transparent telecom devices. Technological progress has dramatically increased their efficiency, driving a steady move towards practical applications. In this talk we shall discuss the use of cascaded quadratic interactions in LiNbO3 integrated devices for pulse diagnostics, format conversion and signal regeneration in ultra-fast multi-wavelength telecom systems
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; lithium compounds; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical materials; LiNbO3; LiNbO3 integrated device; broadband telecom; cascaded quadratic nonlinearities; ultrafast optical signals; Signal processing; Telecommunications; Ultrafast optics; 3-R regeneration; all-optical switching; frequency-resolved optical gating; lithium niobate; nonlinear integrated optics;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2006 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nottingham
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0235-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0236-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2006.248379
