Title :
Second harmonic generation in GeO2 ridge waveguide
Author :
Kashyap, Rekha ; Ainslie, B.J. ; Maxwell, G.D.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
Reports the first observation of ´seeded´ second harmonic generation in a GeO2 and P2O5 codoped silica ridge waveguide from a pump wavelength at 1.064 mu m. A 200-fold increase over the background signal has been measured.
Keywords :
germanium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical waveguides; phosphorus compounds; silicon compounds; 1.064 micron; background signal; pump wavelength; second harmonic generation; silica ridge waveguide;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890148
