Title :
Photonic band gap structures in planar nonlinear waveguides: application to second harmonic generation
Author :
Pezzetta ; Sibilia, C. ; Bertolotti, M. ; Scalora, M. ; Bloemer, M.J. ; Bowden, Chris ; Haus, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Energetica, Rome Univ., Italy
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We investigated the realization of a photonic band-gap (PBG) structures in a proton exchanged (PE) LiNbO/sub 3/ planar waveguide for SHG purposes. The use of a PBG structure in SHG processes can significantly enhance the conversion efficiency. tuning the fundamental field at the band edge transmission resonance (BER), where the density of modes (DOM) is maximum, and reaching the phase-matching condition through an effective index model.
Keywords :
ion exchange; lithium compounds; optical fabrication; optical harmonic generation; optical planar waveguides; photonic band gap; LiNbO/sub 3/; PBG structure; PBG structures; SHG; SHG processes; band edge transmission resonance; conversion efficiency; density of modes; effective index model; phase-matching condition; photonic band gap structures; planar nonlinear waveguides; proton exchanged LiNbO/sub 3/ planar waveguide; second harmonic generation; Frequency conversion; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Photonic band gap; Planar waveguides; Power generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Temperature; Waveguide discontinuities;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-662-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2001.947657
