Open AccessTunable all-optical wavelength broadcasting in a PPLN with multiple QPM peaks
Author(s) -
Meenu Ahlawat,
Amirhossein Tehranchi,
Krishnamoorthy Pandiyan,
Myoungsik Cha,
Raman Kashyap
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.20.027425
Subject(s) - wavelength division multiplexing , optics , wavelength , materials science , channel spacing , bandwidth (computing) , lithium niobate , optoelectronics , physics , telecommunications , computer science
We experimentally demonstrate tunable multiple-idler wavelength broadcasting of a signal to selective channels for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM). This is based on cascaded χ(2) nonlinear mixing process in a novel multiple-QPM 10-mm-long periodically poled LiNbO3 having an aperiodic domain in the center. The idlers' spacing is varied utilizing detuning of the pump wavelength within the SHG bandwidth. The temperature-assisted tuning of QPM pump wavelengths allows shifting the idlers together to different set of WDM channels. Our experimental results indicate that an overall idler wavelength shift of less than 10 nm realized by selecting pump wavelengths via temperature tuning, is sufficient to cover up to 40 WDM channels for multiple idlers broadcasting.