DocumentCode
356527
Title
Novel optical thresholder based on second harmonic generation in long periodically poled lithium niobate for ultrashort pulse optical code division multiple-access
Author
Zheng, Z. ; Weiner, A.M.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2000
fDate
7-10 March 2000
Firstpage
317
Abstract
We report a novel yet practical optical thresholding scheme for ultrashort pulse CDMA using second harmonic generation in a long PPLN crystal, with a demonstrated contrast ratio of /spl sim/30 dB and the potential for low power operation.
Keywords
code division multiple access; dielectric polarization; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical harmonic generation; LiNbO/sub 3/; contrast ratio; long PPLN crystal; long periodically poled lithium niobate; low power operation; optical thresholder; optical thresholding scheme; second harmonic generation; ultrashort pulse CDMA; ultrashort pulse optical code division multiple-access; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Decoding; Fiber nonlinear optics; Lithium; Multiaccess communication; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-630-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2000.868601
Filename
868601
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