DocumentCode
2295824
Title
Nonlinear optics in silicon photonic crystal nanocavities
Author
Andreani, Lucio Claudio ; Galli, Matteo ; Gerace, Dario ; Guizzetti, Giorgio ; Portalupi, Simone L. ; Welna, Karl ; Reardon, Christopher ; O´Faolain, Liam ; Krauss, Thomas F.
Author_Institution
Phys. Dept. A. Volta, Univ. of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
fYear
2011
fDate
18-20 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Second- and third-harmonic generation in silicon photonic crystal nanocavities using a low-power, continuous wave laser at telecommunication wavelengths is demonstrated. This is achieved by employing cavities that are optimized for high quality factor and efficient coupling to the incoming beam in the far field.
Keywords
nanophotonics; optical harmonic generation; photonic crystals; silicon; Si; far field beam; low power continuous wave; nonlinear optics; second harmonic generation; silicon photonic crystal nanocavity; telecommunication wavelengths; third harmonic generation; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Q factor; Silicon;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information Photonics (IP), 2011 ICO International Conference on
Conference_Location
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-315-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICO-IP.2011.5953794
Filename
5953794
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