Nonlinear AlGaAs waveguide for the generation of counterpropagating twin photons in the telecom range

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Ravaro, M ^a   Seurin, Y ^a   Ducci, S ^a   Leo, G ^a   Berger, V ^a   De Rossi, A ^b   Assanto, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^b THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTILAYER WAVEGUIDES; PARAMETRIC FLUORESCENCE; PARAMETRIC GAIN; PUMP PULSES;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; AVALANCHE DIODES; FLUORESCENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHOTONS; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 26244460118     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2058197     Document Type: Review

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