Experimental investigation of a novel tunable all-optical wavelength converter with a double-ring cavity
Author(s) -
Jian Wang,
Junqiang Sun,
Guo Yong-Juan,
Jing Li,
Sun Qi-Zhen
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
acta physica sinica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.56.3251
Subject(s) - lithium niobate , optics , materials science , wavelength , picosecond , ring laser , waveguide , signal (programming language) , optoelectronics , laser , pulse (music) , physics , detector , computer science , programming language
Exploiting the cascaded sum- and difference-frequency generation in a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) waveguide, a novel scheme of tunable all-optical wavelength conversion is proposed and experimentally demonstrated by use of a PPLN-based double-ring cavity configuration. Wavelength conversion of picosecond pulses from the signal wavelength to the idler wavelength is realized. A pulsed signal source with a repetition rate of 40 GHz and a pulse width of 1.57ps is adopted. The pump and control waves are generated from the double-ring fiber laser. Therefore, no external continuous-wave (CW) light is required.
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