Title :
Second harmonic generation in transition metamaterials
Author :
Kudyshev, Zhaxylyk A. ; Gabitov, Ildar R. ; Maimistov, Andrei I. ; Litchinitser, Natalia M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
Abstract :
We show that resonant field enhancement of obliquely incident light in a quadratically nonlinear metamaterial with refractive index gradually changing from positive to negative values enables efficient second harmonic generation at significantly reduced input intensities.
Keywords :
optical harmonic generation; optical metamaterials; negative refractive index; obliquely incident light; quadratically nonlinear metamaterial; reduced input intensities; resonant field enhancement; second harmonic generation; transition metamaterials; Dielectrics; Frequency conversion; Harmonic analysis; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Refractive index; Time-domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
