Nonlinear optical device

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2005-02-15

2005-02-15

Healy, Brian M. (Department: 2883)

Optical waveguides

Having nonlinear property

C385S014000, C385S129000, C385S130000, C359S333000, C359S334000, C359S337500, C359S342000, C359S344000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06856737

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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