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Theoretical study of broadband source by using retracing behavior of collinear quasi-phase-matching optical parametric generator1 Lu Yang, Zhang Bai-Gang, Zhao Xin, Wang Peng, Zhang Tie-Li, Ji Feng, and Yao Jian-Quan College of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Institute of Laser and Optoelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China Cooperated Institute of Nankai University and Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China Key Laboratory of Optoelectric Information Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China lu0406@ zbghj@ Abstract According to the concept of phase matching bandwidth the band width of broadband source by using retracing behavior of collinear quasi-phase-matching (CQPM) optical parametric generator (OPG) in periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) is presented firstly. Comparing the various pump wavelengths we obtain the pumping condition and parameters of PPLN to realize the broadband source near 1550nm in the CQPM-OPG. In theory we present the optimum pump wavelength and the maximum ideal bandwidth range to be 940.75nm and 1475nm~1681nm respectively. The study of this issue would provide theoretical basis to realize the broadband source in the future. Keywords: collinear quasi-phase-matching (CQPM), periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN), retracing behavior, optical parametric generation (OPG) 1 Introduction Broadband optical sources are employed in many fields such as amplification of fiber communications and wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) signal generation, optical coherence tomography and spectroscopy. For WDM communications, conventional erbium-doped fiber amplification and stimulated 1 Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.and No , the Ministry of Education, the Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of C