Title :
Silica microfibres for broadband third harmonic generation
Author :
Lee, Timothy ; Jung, Yongmin ; Codemard, Christophe A. ; Ding, Ming ; Broderick, Neil G R ; Brambilla, Gilberto
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We report broadband third harmonic generation via intermodal phase matching in silica microfibres of several centimetres. A 5 dB conversion bandwidth exceeding 36 nm was recorded, with harmonic power detected over a 150 nm range.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; broadband third harmonic generation; conversion bandwidth; harmonic power; intermodal phase matching; silica microfibres; Bandwidth; Harmonic analysis; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
