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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2003
Greg Jason Parker, Brockenhurst, GB;
Jeremy John Baumberg, Winchester, GB;
James Wilkinson, Southampton, GB;
Martin David Brian Charlton, Southampton, GB;
Majd Zoorob, Southampton, GB;
Maria Caterina Netti, Southampton, GB;
Nicolas Perney, Southampton, GB;
John Lincoln, Wiltshire, GB;
Greg Jason Parker, Brockenhurst, GB;
Jeremy John Baumberg, Winchester, GB;
James Wilkinson, Southampton, GB;
Martin David Brian Charlton, Southampton, GB;
Majd Zoorob, Southampton, GB;
Maria Caterina Netti, Southampton, GB;
Nicolas Perney, Southampton, GB;
John Lincoln, Wiltshire, GB;
Mesophotonics Limited, Southampton, GB;
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.