Efficient second harmonic generation using nonlinear substrates patterned by nano-antenna arrays

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 29165-29178

  Bar Lev, Doron ^a   Scheuer, Jacob ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; SUBSTRATES;

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; FIELD ENHANCEMENT; FUNDAMENTAL HARMONIC; HIGH HARMONIC GENERATION; NONLINEAR POLARIZATIONS; NONLINEAR SUBSTRATES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SECOND HARMONICS;

HARMONIC GENERATION;

LITHIUM NIOBATE; NANOPARTICLE; NIOBIUM; OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; RADIATION SCATTERING; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSDUCER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NIOBIUM; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; OXIDES; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 84890099635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.029165     Document Type: Article

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