Second harmonic generation enhancement by use of annular aperture arrays embedded into silver and filled by lithium niobate

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 6530-6536

  Barakat, E H ^a   Bernai, M P ^a   Baida, F I ^a  

^a FEMTO ST INSTITUTE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SILVER; SLOW LIGHT;

ANNULAR APERTURE ARRAYS; ANNULAR CAVITY; APERTURE ARRAYS; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; GUIDED MODES; LITHIUM NIOBATE; METALLO-DIELECTRIC PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR MATERIALS; OPERATING POINTS; OPTIMAL STRUCTURES; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SHG SIGNALS;

HARMONIC GENERATION;

EID: 77950250898     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.006530     Document Type: Article

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