Photonic processing of 320 Gbits/s based on sum-/difference-frequency generation and pump depletion in a single PPLN waveguide.
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.
Bogoni
Antonella
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CNIT-Photonic Networks National Laboratory, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy. antonella.bogoni@cnit.it
Wu
Xiaoxia
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Fazal
Irfan
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Willner
Alan E
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