M. Centini et al., Reflectivity control via second-order interaction process in one-dimensional photonic band-gap structures, OPT COMMUN, 184(1-4), 2000, pp. 283-288
We exploit the nonlinear reflectivity of a pulse at the fundamental frequen
cy induced by a second harmonic signal in one-dimensional photonic band gap
structures for applications to fast control of light-by-light and all opti
cal signal processing. We find that the enhancement of nonlinear gain near
the band edge, coupled with a suitable choice of the relative phases betwee
n the input pulses, leads to significant reflectivity and transmittivity ch
anges of the input pump pulse for structures only a few microns in length.
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