Search for dissertations about: "Nonlinear optics"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 134 swedish dissertations containing the words Nonlinear optics.

  2. 16. Optical Parametric Devices in Periodically Poled LiTaO3

    Author : Martin Levenius; Katia Gallo; Valdas Pasiskevicius; Giuseppe Leo; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; nonlinear optics; parametric processes; frequency downconver-sion; quasi-phase matching; LiTaO3; broadband downconversion; quadratic cascading; nonlinear photonic crystals; twin-beam generation;

    Abstract : Optical parametric frequency conversion based on quasi phase matching (QPM) in nonlinear optical crystals is a powerful technique for generating coherent radiation in wavelength ranges spanning from the mid-infrared (mid-IR) to the blue, displaying low thermal load and high efficiency.This thesis shows how QPM in one- (1D) or two-dimensional (2D) lattices can be employed to engineer novel devices for parametric downconversion in the IR, af-fording freedom in designing both spectral and angular properties of the parametric output. READ MORE

  4. 17. Microresonator combs for coherent optical communications

    Author : Attila Fülöp; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Fiber-optic communication; nonlinear optics; integrated optics devices; four-wave mixing; microresonators;

    Abstract : This thesis covers the study of microresonator-based optical frequency combs for use in coherent optical communication links. Current links typically utilize several free-running lasers to achieve wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM). READ MORE

  5. 18. Nanophotonic devices in thin film lithium niobate

    Author : Alessandro Prencipe; Katia Gallo; Val Zwiller; Mohammed Amin Baghban; Rachel Grange; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Integrated optics; Electro-optics; Thin film lithium niobate; Phase shifted Bragg grating; Waveguide-integrated single photon detectors; Erbium implantation; Integrerad optik; elektrooptik; tunnfilmslitiumniobat; fasfo ̈rskjutet Bragg-gitter; V ̊agledare-integrerade singelfotondetektorer; Erbiumimplantation.; Optics and Photonics; Optik och fotonik;

    Abstract : Photonic devices play a fundamental role in today’s society and are a central building blocks for numerous applications, ranging from modern internet to sensing and manufacturing, and photonics is foreseen to be the backbone of future quantum internet and quantum communication systems thanks to the long coherence time of light. At variance with electronic integrated circuits, where silicon has been the material of election for many decades, in the case of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) there are numerous options available for the material substrate. READ MORE

  6. 19. Nonlinear optics in KTiOPO4 for spectral management of ultra-short pulses in the near- and mid-IR

    Author : Anne-Lise Viotti; Valdas Pasiskevicius; Fredrik Laurell; Paulina Kuo; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Nonlinear optics; Ferroelectrics; Fysik; Physics;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the possibilities of controlling nonlinear optical interactions in ferroelectric materials for bandwidth tailoring of ultrashort pulses in the pico- and femto-second range. The control is achieved through quasi-phase matching, which is based on alternating the material’s spontaneous polarization into different domains. READ MORE

  7. 20. Nonlinear Theory of Partially Coherent Optical Waves

    Author : Tobias Hansson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Nonlinear optics; partial coherence; beam collapse; saturable logarithmic media; soliton interaction; dressing method; parabolic beams; Wigner transform; invariants; modulational instability;

    Abstract : Nonlinear effects arise in optics as a consequence of the medium properties being modified by the presence of light. Of particular interest are situations where the effect of the nonlinearity can be described by an intensity dependent refractive index and the subsequent interplay with dispersion and diffraction. READ MORE