US5031999A
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Optical wavelength converter device
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1990-05-15
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Granted: 1991-07-16
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Expires: 2010-05-15
Abstract
Abstract An optical wavelength converter device comprises a cladding and a waveguide disposed in the cladding. The waveguide is made of an organic nonlinear optical material such as PRA which has a first refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the wavelength-converted wave and a second refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the fundamental wave, the first refractive index being lower than the second refractive index. Alternatively, the first and second refractive indexes are substantially the same as each other, and the cladding is made of a material which has a third refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the wavelength-converted wave and a fourth refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the fundamental wave, the third refractive index being substantially the same as the fourth refractive index. The effective refractive index with respect to the fundamental wave which is guided in a zero-order mode and the effective refractive index with respect to the wavelength-converted wave which is guided in the zero-order mode are equal to each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Akinori Harada
- 👤 Chiaki Goto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:29
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/35; G02F1/37; G02F1/377; G02F1/383
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
An optical wavelength converter device comprising: (i) a cladding; and (ii) a waveguide disposed in said cladding, said waveguide being made of a nonlinear optical material which has a refractive index larger than the refractive index of said cladding, for converting the wavelength of a fundamental wave guided in said waveguide, while achieving phase matching between a wavelength-converted wave and the fundamental wave which travel through said waveguide in a guided mode; (iii) said nonlinear optical material comprising an organic nonlinear optical material which has a first refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the wavelength-converted wave and a second refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the fundamental wave, said first refractive index being lower than said second refractive index; (iv) whereby the effective refractive index with respect to the fundamental wave which is guided in a zero-order mode and the effective refractive index with respect to the wavelength-converted wave which is guided in the zero-order mode are equal to each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
An optical wavelength converter device comprising: (i) a cladding; and (ii) a waveguide disposed in said cladding, said waveguide being made of a nonlinear optical material which has a refractive index larger than the refractive index of said cladding, for converting the wavelength of a fundamental wave guided in said waveguide, while achieving phase matching between a wavelength-converted wave and the fundamental wave which travel through said waveguide in a guided mode; (iii) said nonlinear optical material comprising an organic nonlinear optical material which has a first refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the wavelength-converted wave and a second refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the fundamental wave, said first refractive index being lower than said second refractive index; (iv) whereby the effective refractive index with respect to the fundamental wave which is guided in a zero-order mode and the effective refractive index with respect to the wavelength-converted wave which is guided in the zero-order mode are equal to each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An optical wavelength converter device according to claim 1, wherein said organic nonlinear optical material is 3,5-dimethyl-1-(4-nitrophenyl)pyrazole.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
217 words
An optical wavelength converter device comprising: (i) a cladding; and (ii) a waveguide disposed in said cladding, said waveguide being made of a nonlinear optical material which has a refractive index larger than the refractive index of said cladding, for converting the wavelength of a fundamental wave guided in said waveguide, while achieving phase matching between a wavelength-converted wave and the fundamental wave which travel through said waveguide in a guided mode; (iii) said nonlinear optical material comprising an organic nonlinear optical material which has a first refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the wavelength-converted wave and a second refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the fundamental wave, said first refractive index being substantially the same as said second refractive index; (iv) said cladding being made of a material which has a third refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the wavelength-converted wave and a fourth refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the fundamental wave, said third refractive index being substantially the same as said fourth refractive index; (v) whereby the effective refractive index with respect to the fundamental wave which is guided in a zero-order mode and the effective refractive index with respect to the wavelength-converted wave which is guided in the zero-order mode are equal to each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
217 words
An optical wavelength converter device comprising: (i) a cladding; and (ii) a waveguide disposed in said cladding, said waveguide being made of a nonlinear optical material which has a refractive index larger than the refractive index of said cladding, for converting the wavelength of a fundamental wave guided in said waveguide, while achieving phase matching between a wavelength-converted wave and the fundamental wave which travel through said waveguide in a guided mode; (iii) said nonlinear optical material comprising an organic nonlinear optical material which has a first refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the wavelength-converted wave and a second refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the fundamental wave, said first refractive index being substantially the same as said second refractive index; (iv) said cladding being made of a material which has a third refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the wavelength-converted wave and a fourth refractive index with respect to the wavelength of the fundamental wave, said third refractive index being substantially the same as said fourth refractive index; (v) whereby the effective refractive index with respect to the fundamental wave which is guided in a zero-order mode and the effective refractive index with respect to the wavelength-converted wave which is guided in the zero-order mode are equal to each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
An optical wavelength converter device according to claim 3, wherein said organic nonlinear optical material is 3,5-dimethyl-1-(4-nitrophenyl)pyrazole.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
An optical wavelength converter device according to claim 3, wherein the material of said cladding is aromatic polyamide.
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