Title :
Cascading nonlinearities in KTP waveguides at communications wavelengths
Author :
Sundheimer, Michael L. ; Villeneuve, A. ; Stegeman, G.I. ; Bierlein, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL
fDate :
8/18/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Self-phase modulation due to the cascading of second-order nonlinearities is reported in segmented KTP channel waveguides in the communications band at 1587 nm. Peak nonlinear phase shifts are ~π/2
Keywords :
integrated optics; nonlinear optics; optical modulation; optical waveguides; potassium compounds; titanium compounds; 1587 nm; KTP; KTiOPO4; cascading; communications wavelengths; nonlinear phase shifts; second-order nonlinearities; segmented KTP channel waveguides; self-phase modulation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940966
