Title :
Quasi-phase-matched continuous wave second-harmonic generation in periodically intermixed GaAs/AlGaAs superlattice waveguides
Author :
Wagner, S.J. ; Holmes, B.M. ; Younis, U. ; Helmy, A.S. ; Hutchings, D.C. ; Aitchison, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Abstract :
Continuous wave second-harmonic generation was demonstrated in quasi-phase-matched GaAs/AlGaAs superlattice-core waveguides formed by periodic intermixing. Output second harmonic powers of 950 nW were recorded. Bistability was observed when tuning either the input power or wavelength.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical multilayers; optical phase matching; optical waveguides; superlattices; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaAs/AlGaAs superlattice waveguides; bistability; periodic intermixing; power 950 nW; quasiphase-matching; second-harmonic generation; Fabry-Perot; Frequency conversion; Gallium arsenide; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical buffering; Optical harmonic generation; Optical superlattices; Optical waveguides; Quantum well devices;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688903
