Characteristics, of all-optical ultrafast gate switches using cascade of second-harmonic generation and difference frequency mixing in quasi-phase-matched lithium niobate waveguides

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 729-734

  Fukuchi, Yutaka ^a   Akaike, Masami ^a   Maeda, Joji ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nonlinear optics; Optical switching; Periodically poled lithium niobate; Quasi phase matching (QPM)

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; LITHIUM NIOBATE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

OPTICAL SWITCHING; PERIODICALLY LITHIUM NIOBATE; QUASI PHASE MATCHING (QPM) LITHIUM NIOBATE DEVICES;

OPTICAL SWITCHES;

EID: 19344378609     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2005.845357     Document Type: Article

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