Efficient continuous wave second harmonic generation pumped at 1.55 μm in quasi-phase-matched AlGaAs waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 10742-10753

  Yu, X ^a   Scaccabarozzi, L ^a   Harris Jr , J S ^a   Kuo, P S ^b   Fejer, M M ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

ALGAAS WAVEGUIDES; DOMAIN-BOUNDARY CORRUGATIONS; FABRY-PEROT METHOD; WAVEGUIDE LOSS;

OPTICAL PUMPING;

EID: 29244490576     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.010742     Document Type: Article

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