• DocumentCode
    386097
  • Title

    Comparison of wavelength conversions based on quasiphase matched difference frequency generation and cascaded χ(2) nonlinear interactions

  • Author

    Zhou, B. ; Xu, C.Q. ; Chen, B. ; Tang, X.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng. Phys., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    77
  • Abstract
    Main characteristics of difference frequency generation and cascaded χ(2) nonlinear interaction based wavelength conversions in QPM waveguides were compared from the viewpoints of practical applications. The results are helpful in choosing wavelength converters for optical communication applications.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre communication; optical frequency conversion; optical phase matching; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; LiNbO3; QPM waveguides; WDM; cascaded nonlinear interactions; optical communication applications; optical wavelength conversion; quasi phase matched difference frequency generation; wavelength converters; Doped fiber amplifiers; Frequency conversion; Optical fiber communication; Optical frequency conversion; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonics; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7500-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2002.1133926
  • Filename
    1133926