Large enhancement of second harmonic generation in polymer films by microcavities

Authors
Cao, H Hall, DB Torkelson, JM Cao, CQ
Citation
H. Cao et al., Large enhancement of second harmonic generation in polymer films by microcavities, APPL PHYS L, 76(5), 2000, pp. 538-540
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00036951 → ACNP
Volume
76
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
538 - 540
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(20000131)76:5<538:LEOSHG>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We report significant enhancement of second-harmonic-generation intensity i n a nonlinear optical polymer by strongly confining the fundamental light i n a planar microcavity. Employing a microcavity formed by a distributed Bra gg reflector and a silver layer, we have observed up to a factor of 50 incr ease of second-harmonic light intensity in polymer thin films. (C) 2000 Ame rican Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(00)04305-9].