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Q: Fachverband Quantenoptik und Photonik
Q 10: Nichtlineare optische Effekte und Lichtquellen II
Q 10.7: Talk
Monday, March 19, 2007, 15:30–15:45, 5J
Nonlinear Effects in PPLN Waveguide Resonators — •Reinhard Geiss1, Roland Schiek2, Thomas Pertsch1, Arkadi Chipouline1, Wolfgang Sohler3, and Andreas Tünnermann4 — 1Institute of Applied Physics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743, Jena, Germany — 2University of Applied Sciences Regensburg, Prüfeninger Str. 58, 93049 Regensburg, Germany — 3Applied Physics, Universität Paderborn, 33095 Paderborn, Germany — 4Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 7, 07745 Jena, Germany
The dissipative nature of the optical resonators requires loss compensation through some pump process. The nonlinear response of the resonator in combination with the feedback causes a bunch of new effects, including multistability and pattern formation [1, 2]. In this work the nonlinear effects have been investigated in resonators formed in Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate (PPLN) exhibiting strong second order nonlinearity. The final goal of the tests is to demonstrate fast memory operations in optical waveguide resonators based on PPLN samples. A theoretical model has been developed in order to estimate the influence of different parameters on the system performance. Theoretical predictions have been compared with the experimental results.
[1] U. Peschel, D. Michaelis, and C. O.Weiss, "Spatial solitons in optical cavities", IEEE J. Quantum Electron., 39, 51-64 (2003).
[2] C. Etrich, U. Peschel, and F.Lederer, "Solitary waves in quadratically nonlinear resonators", Phys. Rev. Let., 29, 2454-2457 (1997).