title: Photonic processing of 320 Gbits/s based on sum-/difference-frequency generation and pump depletion in a single PPLN waveguide.
abstract: The possibilities and limitations of using nonlinearities in periodically poled lithium-niobate waveguides for ultrafast all-optical processing are experimentally investigated. A combination of the sum-/difference-frequency generation and pump depletion effect are exploited to obtain optical demultiplexing, add/drop multiplexing, and wavelength conversion of up to 320 Gbits/s.
authors.affiliation: CNIT-Photonic Networks National Laboratory, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy. antonella.bogoni@cnit.it
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bogoni
authors.forename: Xiaoxia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fazal
authors.forename: Alan E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Willner