Nonlinear optical device
US6856737B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/3528
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a non-linear optical device for enhancing the bandwidth accessible in the nonlinear generation of an optical signal. The device comprises a planar optical waveguide, the planar optical waveguide being operative to generate an optical output from an optical input having an input bandwidth by means of a non-linear optical process, the optical output having a wavelength within an accessible bandwidth, wherein the planar optical waveguide is operative to enhance the accessible bandwidth such that the ratio of the accessible bandwidth to the input bandwidth is at least 4. The device is particularly applicable to broad optical continuum generation, but may also be used in a parametric oscillator or amplifier arrangement with broad tuning range.
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