Title :
Enhancement of nonlinear effects in slow light photonic crystal waveguides
Author :
Krauss, Thomas F.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
Abstract :
I discuss the the design of photonic crystal waveguides suitable for enhancing light-matter interaction, and give examples for the type of nonlinear enhancements already achieved, including adiabatic wavelength conversion and third harmonic generation.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; photonic crystals; quantum optics; quantum theory; slow light; adiabatic wavelength conversion; light-matter interaction; nonlinear effect enhancement; slow light photonic crystal waveguides; third harmonic generation; Bandwidth; Frequency conversion; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Photonics; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Playa del Carmen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3730-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3731-3
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553705
