Quasi-phase-matching and second-harmonic generation enhancement in a semiconductor microresonator array using slow-light effects

Journal Article · Fri Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.83.045802· OSTI ID:21544737

Dumeige, Yannick ^[1]

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1. Universite Europeenne de Bretagne, Laboratoire Foton and CNRS, UMR 6082 Foton, Enssat, BP 80518, F-22305 Lannion cedex (France)

We theoretically analyze the second-harmonic generation process in a sequence of unidirectionnaly coupled doubly resonant whispering gallery mode semiconductor resonators. By using a convenient design, it is possible to coherently sum the second-harmonic fields generated inside each resonator. We show that resonator coupling allows the bandwidth of the phase-matching curve to be increased with respect to single-resonator configurations simultaneously taking advantage of the resonant feature of the resonators. This quasi-phase-matching technique could be applied to obtain small-footprint nonlinear devices with large bandwidth and limited nonlinear losses. The results are discussed in the framework of the slow-light-effect enhancement of second-order optical nonlinearities.

• OSTI ID: 21544737
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 83, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.83.045802; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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