Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 24, Issue 12, 1667(2004)
The Study of All-Optical Switching of LiNbO3 Based on Cascading of Second-Order Nonlinearity
Based on the theoretical analysis of cascading of sum frequency-generation and difference-frequency-generation processes [χ(2)∶χ(2)] under quasi-phase-matching conditions, periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) and annealed-proton-exchanged waveguide (APE) were fabricated. Using the fabricated crystal of PPLN-APE, an all-optical switching experiment is carried out. The control pulse is generated by a Q-switched Co2+-doped MgAl2O4 laser with a wavelength of 1.54 μm. The CW signal beam is generated by a laser diode with wavelength of 1.5 μm. When the control pulse intensity reached 3 kW and the CW signal intensity reached 1 mW, the all-optical switching realized a switching efficiency of 13%. In the conclusion, the key technologies to improve the switching properties further is discussed.
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[in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese]. The Study of All-Optical Switching of LiNbO3 Based on Cascading of Second-Order Nonlinearity[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2004, 24(12): 1667