Millimeter-wave signal generation using optical difference frequency generation in rectangular waveguide embedded with LiTaO3

Author

Murata, Hidekazu ; Maejima, Yuto ; Okamura, Yasuyuki ; Kanno, Atsushi ; Kawanishi, Tetsuyas

Author_Institution

Grad. Sch. of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ., Toyonaka, Japan

fYear

2013

fDate

6-10 Oct. 2013

Firstpage

870

Lastpage

873

Abstract

Millimeter-wave signal generation devices using difference frequency generation based on the second order nonlinear optical effect in rectangular waveguide circuits were studied in detail theoretically and experimentally. 60GHz-band signals were successfully obtained from fabricated proto-type devices using a straight rectangular waveguide with z-cut LiTaO₃ crystal. T-branching waveguide devices are also proposed to obtain an enhanced output signal.

Keywords

lithium compounds; microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; LiTaO₃; T-branching waveguide devices; frequency 60 GHz; millimeter wave signal generation; optical difference frequency generation; rectangular waveguide circuits; second order nonlinear optical effect; Crystals; Lithium compounds; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Rectangular waveguides; Difference frequency generation; Microwave photonics; Nonlinear optical effect; Polarization reversal; Quasiphase matching; Rectangular waveguide;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference (EuMC), 2013 European

Conference_Location

Nuremberg

Type

conf

Filename

6686795