Title :
All-optical wavelength conversion, amplification and switching in periodically poled Ti:LNbO3 waveguide structures
Author :
Sohler, Wolfgang ; Grundkotter, W. ; Lee, Jie Hyun ; Lee, Yeung Lak ; Min, Yoo Hong ; Quiring, Viktor ; Ricken, Raimund ; Suche, Hubert ; Schiek, Roland ; Pertsch, Thomas ; Lederer, Falk ; Iwanow, Robert ; Stegeman, George I.
Author_Institution :
Paderborn Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Quasi-phasematched second order nonlinear optical interactions in periodically poled Ti:LiNbO3 channel waveguides, directional couplers and waveguide arrays are exploited to develop efficient all-optical wavelength converters, parametric amplifiers, time division (de-)multiplexers, and space-, phase-, and polarisation-switches.
Keywords :
integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical arrays; optical directional couplers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical phase matching; optical switches; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; time division multiplexing; titanium; LiNbO3:Ti; all-optical amplification; all-optical switching; all-optical wavelength conversion; all-optical wavelength converters; channel waveguides; directional couplers; parametric amplifiers; periodically poled Ti:LNbO3 waveguide structures; phase-switches; polarisation-switches; quasiphasematched nonlinear optical interactions; second order nonlinear optical interactions; space-switches; time division demultiplexers; time division multiplexers; waveguide arrays; Directional couplers; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical arrays; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Phased arrays; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251780
