Phase-Matched Frequency Doubling at Photonic Band Edges: Efficiency Scaling as the Fifth Power of the Length

Y. Dumeige; I. Sagnes; P. Monnier; P. Vidakovic; I. Abram; C. Mériadec; A. Levenson

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.043901

Phase-Matched Frequency Doubling at Photonic Band Edges: Efficiency Scaling as the Fifth Power of the Length

Y. Dumeige, I. Sagnes, P. Monnier, P. Vidakovic, I. Abram, C. Mériadec, and A. Levenson

Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 043901 – Published 3 July 2002

Abstract

By exploiting the unique properties of periodic stratified media we demonstrate simultaneously phase matching and enhancement of the optical field under second order nonlinear interaction. This leads to a second harmonic efficiency growth faster than the fifth power of the structure length, far better than the usual quadratic behavior associated with second order nonlinear effects.