Title :
Second-harmonic generation in GaAs microdisks
Author :
Kuo, Paulina S. ; Fang, Wei ; Solomon, Glenn
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
We discuss design and tuning of second-harmonic generation in a GaAs microdisk. Quasi-phasematching is automatically achieved in a microdisk geometry, but efficient mixing requires resonating all waves, which leads to stringent tuning requirements.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; micro-optics; optical design techniques; optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; optical tuning; GaAs; GaAs microdisks; microdisk geometry; mixing; quasiphase matching; second-harmonic generation; tuning; Frequency conversion; Gallium arsenide; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical tuning; Optical waveguides; Resonance; (160.6000) Semiconductor materials; (190.2620) Harmonic generation and mixing; (190.5970) Semiconductor nonlinear optics including MQW;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
