Optimizing doubly-resonant photonic crystal cavity modes for second harmonic generation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 9127, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Minkov, Momchil ^a   Savona, Vincenzo ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Microcavity; Photonic crystal; Second harmonic generation

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC GENERATION; MICROCAVITIES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT;

DIELECTRIC SLABS; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL CAVITIES; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL SLAB; SECOND HARMONICS; TRIANGULAR LATTICE;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 84902438805     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2058987     Document Type: Conference Paper

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