Electronics Letters

Parametric wavelength conversion and amplificationusing damage-resistantZn:LiNbO 3 waveguide

Masaki Asobe, Osamu Tadanaga, H. Miyazawa, Hiro Suzuki

Published Jul 19, 2001• 8 citations

Abstract

Wavelength conversion with a 12 dB parametric gain is demonstrated using a picosecond pulse-to-pulse interaction in a periodically poled Zn:LiNbO3 waveguide. Reduced photorefractive damage enabled intense pumping at a relatively low temperature (~50°C).

DOI: 10.1049/el:20010670

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