Efficiency improvement by high-index cladding in LiNbO3 waveguide quasi-phase-matched wavelength converter for optical communication

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 569-571

  Sato, Daisuke ^a   Morita, Takashi ^a   Suhara, Toshiaki ^a   Fujimura, Masatoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Difference frequency generation (DFG); Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguide; Quasi phase matching (QPM); Wavelength conversion

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CLADDING (COATING); DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LITHIUM NIOBATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DIFFERENCE FREQUENCY GENERATION; GUIDED MODE PROFILES; QUASI PHASE MATCHING; WAVELENGTH CONVERSION;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0037387751     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.809320     Document Type: Article

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