Low-power spectral phase correlator using periodically poled LiNbO3 waveguides

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 376-378

  Zheng, Z ^a   Weiner, A M ^b   Parameswaran, K R ^c   Chou, M H ^c,d   Fejer, M M ^c  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Tellium Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Code division multiaccess; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical propagation in nonlinear media; Optical pulse shaping; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguide components

Indexed keywords

CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; LITHIUM NIOBATE; MODULATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULATOR (LCM) ARRAYS;

OPTICAL CORRELATION;

EID: 0035304651     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.917858     Document Type: Article

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