Visible laser sources based on frequency doubling in nonlinear waveguides

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1673-1685

  Webjörn, Jonas ^b,c,d,e   Siala, Sabeur ^a,b,f,g   Nam, Derek W ^a,b   Waarts, Robert G ^a,b   Lang, Robert J ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b SDL INC   (United States)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^f GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency conversion; Integrated optics; Non linear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Periodic structures; Phase matching; Quasi phase matching

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED OPTICS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTION LASERS; INFRARED LASER DIODE WAVELENGTHS; LITHIUM NIOBATE; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; QUASI PHASE MATCHING WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0031259112     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.631263     Document Type: Article

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