Title :
Second-order nonlinear processes using gap plasmon-polaritons
Author :
Khurgin, Jacob B. ; Sun, Guofa
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We show that using metal-insulator-metal (MIM) waveguides to carry out various second-order nonlinear optical processes not only provides highly desired tight optical confinement but also facilitates the phase-matching due to their inherently large anisotropy.
Keywords :
MIM devices; optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; optical waveguides; plasmonics; polaritons; MIM; gap plasmon-polaritons; large anisotropy; metal-insulator-metal waveguides; optical confinement; phase matching; second harmonic generation; second-order nonlinear processes; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
