Title :
Second harmonic generation in waveguides induced by photorefractive spatial solitons
Author :
Song Lan ; Ming-Feng Shih ; Mizell, G. ; Giordmaine, J. ; Zhigang Chen ; Anastassiou, C. ; Martin, J. ; Segev, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate experimentally second-harmonic generation in waveguides induced by photorefractive solitons, and show that the conversion efficiency is improved considerably.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; optical solitons; optical waveguide theory; photorefractive materials; potassium compounds; KNbO/sub 3/; conversion efficiency; passive methods; phase-matchable crystalline orientations; photorefractive KNbO/sub 3/ crystal; photorefractive spatial solitons; second-harmonic generation; soliton-induced waveguides; waveguides; wavelength tunability; Crystallization; Frequency conversion; Laser beams; Laser tuning; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials; Power generation; Solitons; Voltage; Wavelength conversion;
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.1999.834615
