Title :
A tunable and switchable multiwavelength laser based on broadband quadratic nonlinearity
Author :
Qu, Gang ; Chen, Yuping ; Lu, Feng ; Chen, Xianfeng
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics, The State Key Laboratory on Fiber Optics Local Area Communication Networks and Advanced Optical Communication Systems, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Rd., 200240, China
Abstract :
A novel scheme to achieve a tunable and switchable multiwavelength laser is proposed here, which is based on broadband quadratic nonlinearity with cascaded second-harmonic generation and difference-frequency generation (cSHG/DFG) process in waveguide.
Keywords :
Communication switching; Fiber lasers; Laser tuning; Optical harmonic generation; Optical waveguides; Pump lasers; Quantum cascade lasers; Temperature; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2009 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai, China
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-877-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-877-3
