Analysis and design equations for phase matching using Bragg reflector waveguides

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 431-442

  West, Brian R ^b,c   Helmy, A S ^a,b,d  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c OSA ^*  (Canada)

^d OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical phase matching; Optical waveguides; Phase matching

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR OPTICAL PROCESSES; OPTICAL PHASE MATCHING; PHASE MATCHING;

BANDWIDTH; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT REFLECTION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33745025022     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2006.872733     Document Type: Article

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