Title :
Freestanding lithium niobate photonic crystal cavities for nonlinear optics applications
Author :
Diziain, Severine ; Geiss, Reinhard ; Zilk, Matthias ; Schrempel, Frank ; Kley, Ernst-Bernhard ; Tunnermann, Andreas ; Pertsch, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate second harmonic generation with a continuous wave source in L3 photonic crystal cavities drilled in self-suspended lithium niobate membranes. The fabricated structures exhibit quality factors of around 500.
Keywords :
Q-factor; lithium compounds; membranes; optical harmonic generation; optical resonators; photonic crystals; L3 photonic crystal cavities; LiNbO3; continuous wave source; freestanding lithium niobate photonic crystal cavities; nonlinear optics applications; quality factors; second harmonic generation; self-suspended lithium niobate membranes; Cavity resonators; Lithium niobate; Measurement by laser beam; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Photonic crystals; Q-factor;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
