Title :
Temperature-independent flexible broadcasting based on cascaded χ(2) nonlinearities in a broadband type-0 step-chirped PPLN
Author :
Ahlawat, Meenu ; Bostani, Ameneh ; Tehranchi, Amirhossein ; Kashyap, Rekha
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
Tunable temperature-independent triple-idler broadcasting of a signal into selective WDM channels to cover whole C and L bands is demonstrated utilizing cascaded second-order interactions in a 20-mm-long step-chirped PPLN with an engineered ~28-nm-wide type-0 second-harmonic bandwidth.
Keywords :
broadcasting; lithium compounds; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical harmonic generation; thermo-optical devices; wavelength division multiplexing; C bands; L bands; LiNbO3; broadband type-0 step-chirped PPLN; cascaded χ(2) nonlinearities; cascaded second-order interactions; selective WDM channels; size 20 mm; temperature-independent flexible broadcasting; tunable temperature-independent triple-idler broadcasting; type-0 second-harmonic bandwidth; Bandwidth; Broadband communication; Broadcasting; Laser excitation; Lithium niobate; Tuning; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
