Title :
Strongly enhanced backward second-harmonic generation with slow light in a two-dimensional photonic crystal
Author :
Iliew, Rumen ; Etrich, Christoph ; Pertsch, Thomas ; Kivshar, Yuri S. ; Lederer, Falk
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Condensed Matter Theor. & Solid State Opt., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We obtain greatly enhanced conversion efficiencies of backward second-harmonic generation by exploiting small group velocities at phase match in a two-dimensional quadratically nonlinear photonic crystal. The efficiencies obtained from a modal approach are rigorously confirmed.
Keywords :
Crystalline materials; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Photonic crystals; Physics; Polarization; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
