Transfer-matrix modeling of four-wave mixing at the band edge of a one-dimensional photonic crystal

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2494-2504

  Delaye, Philippe ^a   Astic, Magali ^a   Frey, Robert ^a   Roosen, Gérald ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

BRAGG MIRROR; PHASE-CONJUGATE REFLECTIVITY; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; TRANSFER-MATRIX MODELING;

FOUR WAVE MIXING;

EID: 28044458981     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.002494     Document Type: Article

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