Analysis of Novel Cascaded χ(2) (SFG+DFG) Wavelength Conversions in Quasi-Phase-Matched Waveguides

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 256-261

  Chen, Bo ^a   Xu, Chang Qing ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cascaded second order nonlinear interaction; Quasi phase matched (QPM); Sum frequency generation (SFG); Wavelength conversions

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

CASCADED SECOND-ORDER NONLINEAR INTERACTION; QUASI-PHASE-MATCHED (QPM); SUM FREQUENCY GENERATION (SFG); WAVELENGTH CONVERSIONS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 1642587084     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.823023     Document Type: Article

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