• DocumentCode
    793087
  • Title

    A highly damage-resistant Zn:LiNbO3 ridge waveguide and its application to a polarization-independent wavelength converter

  • Author

    Asobe, Masaki ; Miyazawa, Hiroshi ; Tadanaga, Osamu ; Nishida, Yoshiki ; Suzuki, Hiroyuki

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    1327
  • Lastpage
    1333
  • Abstract
    We have fabricated a periodically poled ridge waveguide using a liquid phase epitaxy (LPE)-grown Zn:LiNbO3 substrate. The waveguide can confine both the transverse electric and transverse magnetic mode. Its strong resistance to photorefractive damage enables stable parametric amplification. We demonstrate polarization-independent wavelength conversion using polarization diversity in a single waveguide.
  • Keywords
    dielectric polarisation; liquid phase epitaxial growth; lithium compounds; optical parametric amplifiers; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; photorefractive materials; ridge waveguides; stability; wavelength division multiplexing; zinc; LiNbO3:Zn; highly damage-resistant Zn:LiNbO3 ridge waveguide; liquid phase epitaxy grown Zn:LiNbO3 substrate; periodically poled; photorefractive damage; polarization diversity; polarization-independent wavelength conversion; polarization-independent wavelength converter; single waveguide; stable parametric amplification; transverse electric mode; transverse magnetic mode; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Photorefractive effect; Polarization; Substrates; Zinc;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.2003.817243
  • Filename
    1233738
    • Link To Document
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