• DocumentCode
    356386
  • Title

    Polarization-insensitive parametric wavelength converter based on cascaded nonlinearities in LiNbO/sub 3/ waveguides

  • Author

    Brener, I. ; Chou, M.H. ; Chaban, E. ; Parameswaran, K.R. ; Fejer, M.M. ; Kosinski, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    7-10 March 2000
  • Firstpage
    66
  • Abstract
    We developed a polarization-independent wavelength converter using periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/ waveguides. The device uses a pump in the 1.5 mm band, has negligible polarization sensitivity and a penalty of less than 0.5 dB at 10 Gb/s.
  • Keywords
    Lithium compounds; Nonlinear optics; Optical parametric devices; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; 10 Gbit/s; LiNb0/sub 3/ waveguides; LiNbO/sub 3/; cascaded nonlinearities; penalty; polarization-insensitive parametric wavelength converter; pump; Frequency conversion; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical frequency conversion; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Page description languages; Semiconductor waveguides; Wavelength conversion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-630-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2000.868372
  • Filename
    868372