Characteristics of ultra-fast four-wave mixing switch using cascaded second-order nonlinearity in quasi-phase matched devices

Author

Fukuchi, Y. ; Kikuchi, K.

Author_Institution

Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Japan

fYear

2001

fDate

11-11 May 2001

Firstpage

317

Lastpage

318

Abstract

Summary form only given. Quasi-phase matched (QPM) LiNbO/sub 3/ devices have recently realized efficient wavelength conversion and optical phase conjugation in the optical communication band at 1550 nm. In such devices, four-wave mixing (FWM) occurs through the cascaded /spl chi//sup (2)/ effect, and the phase matching wavelength for FWM can be controlled. We have performed numerical analysis of the ultra-fast FWM switch.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical phase conjugation; optical phase matching; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; photorefractive materials; 1550 nm; FWM; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiNbO/sub 3/ devices; QPM bandwidth; QPM devices; cascaded /spl chi//sup (2)/ effect; four-wave mixing; numerical analysis; optical communication band; optical phase conjugation; phase matching wavelength; quasi-phase matched devices; switching speed; ultra-fast FWM switch; Communication switching; Communication system control; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-662-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2001.947856

Filename

947856