• DocumentCode
    499439
  • Title

    Design of suspended AlGaAs waveguides for tunable difference frequency generation in mid-IR

  • Author

    Khurgin, J.B. ; Stievater, T.H. ; Pruessner, M.W. ; Rabinovich, W.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A birefringent phase-matching scheme for difference frequency generation in a slotted air-clad waveguide with tunable gap width is proposed and theoretically analyzed. Tunability of 300 cm-1 and efficiency of 200 W-1cm-2 is predicted.
  • Keywords
    aluminium compounds; birefringence; gallium arsenide; optical phase matching; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; birefringent phase-matching scheme; slotted air-clad waveguide; tunable difference frequency generation; waveguides; Aluminum oxide; Birefringence; Frequency conversion; III-V semiconductor materials; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Oxidation; Waveguide discontinuities; (130.5990) Semiconductors; (130.7405) Wavelength conversion devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224524
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=499439