Title :
Highly efficient wavelength converter for photonic network
Author :
Usui, Yusuke ; Okubo, Toru ; Nakajima, Hirochika ; Motoya, Masayuki ; Kurimura, Sunao ; Yamamoto, Futoshi ; Ichikawa, Junichiro
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Waseda Univ., Tokyo
Abstract :
Efficient wavelength converter was demonstrated in low-loss adhered ridge waveguide fabricated by dry etching in periodically poled Mg:LN. We obtained highest SHG efficiency of 4500 %/W in telecom band for 32 mm interaction length.
Keywords :
etching; lithium compounds; magnesium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical harmonic generation; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; ridge waveguides; LiNbO3:Mg; SHG efficiency; dry etching; efficiency 4500 percent; photonic network; ridge waveguide; size 32 nm; wavelength converter; Diode lasers; Dry etching; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Physics; Resists; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength measurement; (190.4360) Nonlinear optics, devices; (220.4000) Microstructure fabrication;
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.2006.4628139
