Title :
Nonlinear optics in zero index materials
Author :
O´Brien, Kevin ; Suchowski, Haim ; Zi Jing Wong ; Salandrino, Alessandro ; Xiaobo Yin ; Xiang Zhang
Author_Institution :
NSF Nano-Scale Sci. & Eng. Center (NSEC), Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
Phase-matching is critical for coherent nonlinear optical processes, allowing nonlinear sources to combine constructively, resulting in more efficient emission. We experimentally demonstrate phase mismatch-free nonlinear propagation in a bulk zero index metamaterial.
Keywords :
light propagation; light sources; optical metamaterials; optical phase matching; bulk zero index metamaterial; coherent nonlinear optical process; free nonlinear propagation; nonlinear optics; nonlinear sources; phase matching; phase mismatch; Four-wave mixing; Indexes; Metamaterials; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
