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Nonlinear Optics

Nonlinear Multi-wavelength Conversion Based on Aperiodic Optical Superlattice in Lithium Niobate

Y. W. Lee, F. C. Fan, B. Y. Gu, Bin Dong, Ming-Han Chou, Yen-Chieh Huang

Published Jan 1, 2002• 0 citations
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Abstract

We have demonstrated the first successful experiment of multi-wavelength conversion in an aperiodic-optical-superlattice (AOS) lithium niobate crystal with equalized gain. Our experiment and simulation show that the output spectrum of an AOS wavelength converter is insensitive to typical fabrication errors.
DOI
10.1364/nlo.2002.we35

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