Title :
Third-harmonic generation in engineered slow light photonic crystal waveguides in chalcogenide glasses
Author :
Monat, Christelle ; Spumy, Marcel ; Grillet, Christian ; O´Faolain, Liam ; Krauss, Thomas F. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; Bulla, Douglas ; Madden, Steve ; Luther-Davies, Barry
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Opt. Sci. (IPOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We report third-harmonic generation in slow-light photonic crystal waveguides realized in chalcogenide glass membranes. This material enables a more uniform conversion along the waveguide and a higher efficiency than in comparable silicon structures.
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; optical glass; optical harmonic generation; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; slow light; chalcogenide glasses; slow light photonic crystal waveguide; third harmonic generation; Dispersion; Nonlinear optics; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
