DocumentCode
670757
Title
Efficient second harmonic generation in photonic crystal waveguides for optical performance monitoring in the full C-band at 42.5 Gb/s
Author
Lengle, Kevin ; Bramerie, L. ; Gay, M. ; Simon, J.C. ; Combrie, S. ; Lehoucq, G. ; Xavier, S. ; De Rossi, A.
Author_Institution
Univ. Eur. de Bretagne (UEB), Rennes, France
fYear
2012
fDate
16-20 Sept. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We demonstrate 20 μW second harmonic generation in a photonic crystal waveguide. The collected signal has been used for optical performance monitoring of the chromatic dispersion and optical signal to noise ratio of a 42.5 Gb/s Return to Zero signal all over the C-band.
Keywords
optical dispersion; optical harmonic generation; optical modulation; optical waveguides; performance evaluation; photonic crystals; C-band; bit rate 4.5 Gbit/s; chromatic dispersion; optical performance monitoring; optical signal-to-noise ratio; photonic crystal waveguides; power 20 muW; return-to-zero signal; second harmonic generation; Dispersion; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical noise; Optical waveguides; Signal to noise ratio;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location
Amsterdam
Type
conf
Filename
6705994
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