Guided-wave frequency doubling in surface periodically poled lithium niobate: Competing effects

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1564-1570

  Stivala, S ^a,b   Pasquazi, A ^a   Colace, L ^a   Assanto, G ^a   Busacca, A C ^b   Cherchi, M ^b   Riva Sanseverino, S ^b,c   Cino, A C ^c   Parisi, A ^c  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c Centro per la Ricerca Elettronica in Sicilia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); FERROELECTRICITY; HARMONIC GENERATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; PHASE MODULATION; RESONANCE;

FREQUENCY DOUBLING; PROTON EXCHANGE; SELF-PHASE MODULATION; SURFACE PERIODIC POLING;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 34548209850     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.001564     Document Type: Article

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