• DocumentCode
    2257860
  • Title

    Low-power continuous-wave generation of second- and third-harmonic light in silicon photonic crystal nanocavities

  • Author

    Galli, Matteo ; Gerace, Dario ; Portalupi, Simone L. ; Welna, Karl ; Reardon, Christopher ; Krauss, Thomas F. ; O´Faolain, Liam ; Guizzetti, Giorgio ; Andreani, Lucio Claudio

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. A Volta & CNISM, Univ. of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We show visible frequency conversion by simultaneous second- and third-harmonic generation in a silicon photonic crystal nanocavity optimized for efficient far-field in-coupling of a low-power continuous-wave optical excitation at 1.5 microns.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; optical harmonic generation; photonic crystals; silicon; far-field in-coupling; low-power continuous-wave generation; low-power continuous-wave optical excitation; photonic crystal nanocavities; second-harmonic light; third-harmonic light; visible frequency conversion; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Q factor; Silicon; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951363