ALL-OPTICAL PHASE-CONTROLLED AMPLITUDE MODULATOR

被引:7
作者
ASSANTO, G [1 ]
TORELLI, I [1 ]
TRILLO, S [1 ]
机构
[1] FDN UGO BORDONI,I-00142 ROME,ITALY
关键词
NONLINEAR OPTICS; LITHIUM NIOBATE; OPTICAL HARMONIC GENERATION; OPTICAL MODULATION;
D O I
10.1049/el:19940475
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Based on the cascading of second-order nonlinearities, the authors propose a novel scheme for all-optical processing exploiting the tensorial nature of the second-order susceptibility. A weak phase-modulated signal can efficiently modulate the amplitude of a frequency-degenerate orthogonally polarised intense beam through coherent interaction via the generated second-harmonic. Device feasibility in lithium niobate is addressed.
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页码:733 / 735
页数:3
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