Enhancement of second-harmonic generation in a one-dimensional semiconductor photonic band gap

Authors
Dumeige, Y Vidakovic, P Sauvage, S Sagnes, I Levenson, JA Sibilia, C Centini, M D'Aguanno, G Scalora, M
Citation
Y. Dumeige et al., Enhancement of second-harmonic generation in a one-dimensional semiconductor photonic band gap, APPL PHYS L, 78(20), 2001, pp. 3021-3023
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00036951 → ACNP
Volume
78
Issue
20
Year of publication
2001
Pages
3021 - 3023
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(20010514)78:20<3021:EOSGIA>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
We demonstrate significant enhancement of second-order nonlinear interactio ns in a one-dimensional semiconductor Bragg mirror operating as a photonic band gap structure. The enhancement comes from a simultaneous availability of a high density of states, thanks to high field localization, and the imp rovement of effective coherent length near the photonic band edge. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.