• DocumentCode
    2988326
  • Title

    Nonlinear optical harmonic oscillator results in frequency conversion

  • Author

    Dong, Po ; Kirk, Andrew G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    2272
  • Abstract
    A resonance phenomenon for nonlinear frequency conversion in a directional coupler can be explained by a driven harmonic-oscillator model. We present this model and extend it to obtain the conditions necessary for efficient third-harmonic generation.
  • Keywords
    harmonic oscillators; integrated optics; optical directional couplers; optical harmonic generation; directional coupler; nonlinear frequency conversion; nonlinear optical harmonic oscillator; third-harmonic generation; Biomedical optical imaging; Directional couplers; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Oscillators; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.202441
  • Filename
    1573507