Surface nonlinear light generation in microresonators

Author

Dominguez-Juarez, J.L. ; Kozyreff, G. ; Martorell, Jordi

Author_Institution

ICFO-Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Castelldefels, Spain

fYear

2009

fDate

14-19 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

The authors have experimentally demonstrated phase matched SHG in the whispering gallery modes of a micro-sphere due to a surface nonlinearity. The nonlinear material used is down to a single monolayer of nonlinear molecules covering the sphere surface in the appropriate configuration to reach phase matching. This system, apart from fundamental interest, has promising applications in sensor technology.

Keywords

microcavities; micromechanical resonators; nonlinear optics; optical harmonic generation; whispering gallery modes; microresonators; microsphere; nonlinear material; nonlinear molecules; phase matching; second harmonic generation; surface nonlinear light generation; whispering gallery modes; Coherence; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Nuclear power generation; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Resonance; Whispering gallery modes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4079-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4080-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5194817

Filename

5194817