Enhanced Čerenkov second-harmonic generation in a planar nonlinear waveguide that reproduces a one-dimensional photonic bandgap structure

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2102-2110

  Pezzetta, D ^a   Sibilia, C ^a   Bertolotti, M ^a   Ramponi, R ^b   Osellame, R ^b   Marangoni, M ^b   Haus, J W ^c   Scalora, M ^d   Bloemer, M J ^d   Bowden, C M ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^d US Army Aviation and Missile Command   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

PLANAR NONLINEAR WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0038090775     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.002102     Document Type: Article

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