Title :
Generation of coherent ultraviolet radiation by efficient frequency conversion based on nitride heterostructures
Author :
Guan Sun ; Da Li ; Ruolin Chen ; Ding, Yujie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
We show that waveguides made of GaN/AlGaN heterostructures can be used for efficient parametric up and down conversion under transverse geometry. The conversion efficiency for generation of coherent ultraviolet radiation reaches 1%.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium compounds; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric devices; semiconductor heterojunctions; ultraviolet radiation effects; wide band gap semiconductors; GaN-AlGaN; coherent ultraviolet radiation generation; conversion efficiency; efficient frequency conversion; nitride heterostructures; parametric down conversion; parametric up conversion; transverse geometry; waveguides; Aluminum gallium nitride; Frequency conversion; Gallium nitride; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical waveguides; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
