• DocumentCode
    733650
  • Title

    Highly efficient backward stimulated polariton scattering in periodically poled KTiOPO4

  • Author

    Jang, H. ; Zukauskas, A. ; Canalias, C. ; Pasiskevicius, V.

  • Author_Institution
    R. Inst. of Technol. (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    χ(2)-nonlinearity enhanced by crystal lattice contribution in the THz-region is behind backward stimulated polariton scattering with efficiencies exceeding 50% in PPKTP where forward scattering process is suppressed. 10-times compression of counter-propagating signal is observed.
  • Keywords
    nonlinear optics; optical materials; polaritons; potassium compounds; χ(2)-nonlinearity; KTiOPO4; PPKTP; THz-region; counter-propagating signal compression; crystal lattice contribution; forward scattering process; highly efficient backward stimulated polariton scattering; periodically poled KTiOPO4; Crystals; Frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Scattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184091