Title :
Frequency-shifting with local nonlinearity management in non-uniformly poled quadratic nonlinear materials
Author :
Beckwitt, K. ; Ilday, E. Ö ; Wise, E.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
The frequency shifts resulting from cascaded processes with strong group-velocity mismatch can be controlled and enhanced with nonlinearity management in quasi-phase matched structures. We demonstrate theoretically tailored, efficient frequency shifting of infrared pulses.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical materials; optical phase matching; optical pulse shaping; cascaded processes; frequency shifts; frequency-shifting; infrared pulses; local nonlinearity management; nonuniformly poled materials; quadratic nonlinear materials; quasiphase matched structures; strong group-velocity mismatch;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
