Conversion efficiency for second-harmonic generation in photonic crystals

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 348-351

  De Angelis, C ^a   Gringoli, F ^a   Midrio, M ^b   Modotto, D ^c   Aitchison, J S ^c   Nalesso, G F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 0001037595     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.000348     Document Type: Article

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