Title :
Cascaded nonlinear interactions for photonic time and wavelength switch constructed using a fiber loop interferometer incorporated with a PPLN waveguide
Author :
Lee, K.L. ; Nirmalathas, A. ; Shinada, S. ; Wada, N. ; Miyazaki, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
Abstract :
We have demonstrated an all-optical time and wavelength switch using cascaded second-order nonlinearities of a PPLN waveguide incorporated in a fiber based loop interferometer. Switching efficiency as high as 90.3% has been achieved.
Keywords :
light interferometry; lithium compounds; optical fibre communication; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical pumping; optical waveguides; packet switching; photonic switching systems; LiNbO3; all-optical time switch; all-optical wavelength switch; cascaded second-order nonlinearities; cascaded sum frequency generation; difference frequency generation; fiber based loop interferometer; periodically poled lithum niobate waveguide; pump-probe experiment; switching efficiency; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical interferometry; Optical packet switching; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Switches; (060.4510) Optical communications; (070.4340) Nonlinear optical signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628100
