Title :
Design of suspended AlGaAs waveguides for tunable difference frequency generation in mid-IR
Author :
Khurgin, J.B. ; Stievater, T.H. ; Pruessner, M.W. ; Rabinovich, W.S.
Author_Institution :
Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
A birefringent phase-matching scheme for difference frequency generation in a slotted air-clad waveguide with tunable gap width is proposed and theoretically analyzed. Tunability of 300 cm-1 and efficiency of 200 W-1cm-2 is predicted.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; birefringence; gallium arsenide; optical phase matching; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; birefringent phase-matching scheme; slotted air-clad waveguide; tunable difference frequency generation; waveguides; Aluminum oxide; Birefringence; Frequency conversion; III-V semiconductor materials; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Oxidation; Waveguide discontinuities; (130.5990) Semiconductors; (130.7405) Wavelength conversion devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
