• DocumentCode
    520167
  • Title

    THz generation from highly-lossy second-order nonlinear medium at polariton resonance in transverse-pumping geometry

  • Author

    Ding, Yujie J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We show that transverse-pumping geometry can be exploited for THz generation when a second-order nonlinear medium is highly lossy at its polariton resonance. High conversion efficiencies can be achieved via such a novel configuration.
  • Keywords
    nonlinear optics; optical harmonic generation; polaritons; conversion efficiency; highly-lossy second-order nonlinear medium; polariton resonance; terahertz generation; transverse-pumping geometry; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Geometry; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Power generation; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499731