Title :
High efficiency harmonic generation in LiNbO3 membranes
Author :
Solntsev, Alexander S. ; Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Neshev, Dragomir N. ; Iliew, Rumen ; Pertsch, Thomas ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We reveal simultaneous phase- and group-velocity matching for frequency doubling of ultra-short pulses at telecom wavelengths in LiNbO3 membranes. Furthermore, we predict complete phase-matched cascaded third-harmonic generation for optimised membrane thickness.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; niobium compounds; optical harmonic generation; optical phase matching; LiNbO3; group-velocity matching; high efficiency harmonic generation; phase-velocity matching; third-harmonic generation; ultra-short pulses frequency doubling; Frequency conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
