Title :
Squeezing enhancement due to localization of light in PBG nonlinear waveguides
Author :
Tricca, D. ; Sibilia, C. ; Bertolotti, M. ; Perina, J., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Energetica, Univ. La Sapienza di Rome, Italy
Abstract :
We study a 1D photonic band-gap nonlinear device as an optical parametric oscillator. We find that squeezed light generation is enhanced with respect to a bulk, exploiting the localization effect of this structure.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical materials; optical parametric oscillators; optical planar waveguides; optical squeezing; photonic band gap; 1D photonic band-gap nonlinear device; localization effect; nonlinear waveguides; optical parametric oscillator; planar waveguides; squeezed light generation; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency; Gratings; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548871
