Title :
Broad-band second-harmonic generation in holey optical fibers
Author :
Monro, Tanya M. ; Pruneri, V. ; Broderick, N.G.R. ; Faccio, D. ; Kazansky, P.G. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Holey fibers are shown to have an ideal geometry for efficient parametric processes due to their tailorable modal properties. These fibers can have the additional advantage of single-mode operation at all the interacting wavelengths. We demonstrate theoretically that by appropriate choice of holey fiber geometry, these fibers can be up to four orders of magnitude more efficient for second harmonic generation than conventional poled fibers.
Keywords :
optical fibre cladding; optical fibre theory; optical harmonic generation; optical parametric devices; broad-band second-harmonic generation; efficient parametric processes; holey optical fibers; ideal geometry; interacting wavelengths; single-mode operation; tailorable modal properties; Bandwidth; Fiber nonlinear optics; Geometrical optics; Holey fibers; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber applications; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE