Phase matching using Bragg reflector waveguides

Author

Helmy, A.S. ; West, Brian R.

Author_Institution

Edward S. Rodgers Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont.

fYear

2005

fDate

22-22 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

440

Lastpage

441

Abstract

In this work, a simple means to achieve phase matching in compound semiconductor heterostructures through appropriate waveguide design is presented. Its strength is that it is material independent. The phase matching is demonstrated through second harmonic (SH) generation of coherent radiation at 775 nm by a pump at 1550 nm. Parametric conversion can also be demonstrated using the same structure by launching the SH at 775 nm; parametric fluorescence can then be obtained at 1550 nm

Keywords

fluorescence; optical design techniques; optical harmonic generation; optical parametric devices; optical phase matching; optical waveguides; 1550 nm; 775 nm; Bragg reflector waveguides; GaAs-AlGaAs; coherent radiation; compound semiconductor heterostructures; parametric conversion; parametric fluorescence; phase matching; second harmonic generation; waveguide design; Frequency conversion; Gallium arsenide; Lithium niobate; Optical frequency conversion; Optical waveguides; Periodic structures; Photonic band gap; Propagation constant; Refractive index; Semiconductor waveguides;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Sydney, NSW

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9217-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548059

Filename

1548059