Title :
Time-to-space conversion in a one dimensional nonlinear waveguide
Author :
Shayovitz, Dror ; Herrmann, Harald ; Sohler, Wolfgang ; Ricken, Raimund ; Silberhorn, Christine ; Marom, Dan M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Abstract :
We report the first demonstration of time-to-space conversion of sub-picosecond pulses at 1.55μm in a nonlinear slab waveguide using non-degenerate, collinear SFG. A time window of 46ps and serial-to-parallel demultiplexing factor of 93 were achieved.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; high-speed optical techniques; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; collinear SFG; nondegenerate SFG; nonlinear slab waveguide; one dimensional nonlinear waveguide; serial-to-parallel demultiplexing factor; sub-picosecond pulse conversion; time 46 ps; time window; time-to-space conversion; wavelength 1.55 mum; Lenses; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Slabs; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
