Title :
Large enhancement of second harmonic generation in polymer films by microcavities
Author :
Cao, Haichuan ; Hall, D.B. ; Torkelson, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have observed up to 50 times enhancement of SHG in polymer thin films by microcavities. The microcavity is a Fabry-Perot cavity formed by a DBR and a silver layer. The cavity length is on the order of the fundamental wavelength. Strong confinement of fundamental light in the microcavity leads to significant enhancement of SHG in the polymer film embedded in the cavity.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; optical harmonic generation; optical polymers; polymer films; Ag layer; DBR; Fabry-Perot cavity; PMMA-embedded microcavity; SHG enhancement; cavity length; fundamental light confinement; fundamental wavelength; microcavities; polymer films; second harmonic generation enhancement; Autocorrelation; Deconvolution; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency conversion; Microcavities; Optimized production technology; Polymer films; Resonance; Solitons; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834120
