Title :
DFG-based optical signal correlation device using rectangular waveguide embedded with nonlinear optical material
Author :
Ngo, Quang Hong ; Murata, Hiroshi ; Okamura, Yasuyuki
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ., Toyonaka, Japan
Abstract :
We propose new correlation devices for high-speed optical signals based on nonlinear optical difference frequency generation. They generate microwave/millimeter-wave signals corresponding to the correlation of envelops of the optical signals without coherence and spatial overlapping.
Keywords :
optical correlation; optical frequency conversion; optical materials; optical waveguides; rectangular waveguides; DFG-based optical signal correlation device; high-speed optical signals; microwave signals; millimeter-wave signals; nonlinear optical difference frequency generation; nonlinear optical material; rectangular waveguide; spatial overlapping; Correlation; Nonlinear optical devices; Optical devices; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Signal detection;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-288-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-986-02-8974-9
