Dynamic Properties of Contra-Directional Second-Harmonic Generation in Periodically Nonlinearity-Modulated Structures,

Abstract

Quasi-phase-matched (QPM) second-harmonic generation (SHG) in periodically domain-inverted ferroelectric waveguides has been extensively studied in recent years for use in efficient frequency doubling of infrared radiation emitted from laser diodes. The period of the domain inversion is usually chosen to be A = mA/(2 (n1-n2), where A is the fundamental wavelength, m is the order of QPM, and n, and n2 are the effective indices of fundamental and second-harmonic waves, respectively. When the period is shortened to A = mA/(2 (n1+n2), the incident fundamental wave excites the second-harmonic wave propagating in the direction opposite to the fundamental wave. The feedback provided by the counter-propagation of the second-harmonic wave gives rise to the appearance of interesting properties such as bistability and switching in the output second-harmonic power. In this work we analyze numerically the dynamic properties of the contra-directional SHG in periodically domain-inverted structures.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADP008134

Entities

People

  • Kohsuke Tanaka
  • Masayuki Matsumoto

Organizations

  • Osaka University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Directional
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Feedback
  • Frequency
  • Infrared Radiation
  • Inversion
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optics
  • Photonics
  • Physics
  • Radiation
  • Second Harmonic Generation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy