Title :
Surface nonlinear light generation in the whispering gallery modes of spherical microresonators
Author :
Dominguez-Juarez, J.L. ; Kozyreff, G. ; Martorell, Jordi
Author_Institution :
ICFO, Inst. de Cienc. Fotoniques, Barcelona
Abstract :
We measured second harmonic generation in the whispering gallery modes of a microspherical cavity from a monolayer of nonlinear molecules on the sphere surface. Such monolayer is placed with the appropriate configuration for phase matching.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical harmonic generation; optical resonators; optical variables measurement; whispering gallery modes; microspherical cavity; nonlinear molecules; phase matching; second harmonic generation; spherical microresonators; surface nonlinear light generation; whispering gallery modes; Frequency conversion; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Nuclear power generation; Optical coupling; Optical harmonic generation; Optical propagation; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Whispering gallery modes; (140.3945) Microcavities; (190.0190) Nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
