Highly efficient wavelength converter using direct-bonded PPZnLN ridge waveguide

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1206-1213

  Umeki, Takeshi ^a   Tadanaga, Osamu ^a   Asobe, Masaki ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dry etching; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Parametric amplification; Ridge waveguide

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION GAIN; DAMAGE RESISTANCE; DIRECT BONDING; DRY ETCHING TECHNIQUES; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; LOW INSERTION LOSS; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION; PERIODICALLY POLED; PUMP LIGHT; PUMP POWER; RIDGE WAVEGUIDE; RIDGE WAVEGUIDES; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SIGNAL LIGHT; WAVELENGTH CONVERTER; ZNO;

AMPLIFICATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DRY ETCHING; HARMONIC GENERATION; LIGHT; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PLASMA ETCHING; PUMPS; SIGNALING; WAVEGUIDES; ZINC OXIDE;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 77951156918     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2010.2045475     Document Type: Article

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