• DocumentCode
    1210608
  • Title

    Analysis of Colinear Quasi-Phase-Matching in Nonlinear Photonic Crystals

  • Author

    Bahabad, Alon ; Voloch, Noa ; Arie, Ady

  • Author_Institution
    JILA, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    638
  • Lastpage
    644
  • Abstract
    Standard quasi-phase-matching (QPM) schemes assume exact momentum relations between the interacting beams, thus necessitating the direct use of a reciprocal lattice vector to satisfy momentum balance. Usage of finite width beams for colinear interactions permits to use a projection of the reciprocal lattice vector along the propagation direction of the beams. We analytically derive this result and exam the new options given by this projection-based QPM for the analysis and design of nonlinear optical devices.
  • Keywords
    optical phase matching; photonic crystals; beam propagation; colinear quasiphase-matching; collinear interactions; finite width beams; interacting beams; momentum relations; nonlinear optical devices; nonlinear photonic crystals; reciprocal lattice vector; Frequency conversion; Lattices; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical design; Optical frequency conversion; Optical propagation; Periodic structures; Photonic crystals; Frequency conversion; nonlinear optics; phase-matching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.2008.922328
  • Filename
    4511489