Observation of continuous-wave second-harmonic generation in semiconductor waveguide directional couplers

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2256-2262

  Dong, Po ^a   Upham, Jeremy ^a   Jugessur, Aju ^a   Kirk, Andrew G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC GENERATION; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

COUPLED-MODE THEORY; NONLINEAR FREQUENCY CONVERSION; WAVEGUIDE DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33645059184     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.002256     Document Type: Article

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