Second harmonic generation in a photonic crystal

Phase matched second harmonic generation is observed experimentally in a centrosymmetric crystalline lattice of dielectric spheres of optical dimensions. The inversion symmetry is broken locally at the surface of each sphere in such a way that the scattered second harmonic light interferes construct...

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Autores: Martorell, Jordi|||0000-0002-2043-2762, Vilaseca, Ramon, Corbalán, Ramón|||0000-0002-7611-3971
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:116300
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/116300
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1063/1.118244
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Second harmonic generation
Dielectrics
Dispersion
Inverse scattering
Light scattering
Photonic crystals
Photons
Surface scattering
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Sumario:Phase matched second harmonic generation is observed experimentally in a centrosymmetric crystalline lattice of dielectric spheres of optical dimensions. The inversion symmetry is broken locally at the surface of each sphere in such a way that the scattered second harmonic light interferes constructively leading to a nonvanishing macroscopic field. Phase matching of the fundamental and second harmonic waves in such periodic lattice is observed to be naturally provided by the bending of the photondispersion curve at the edge of the Bragg reflection band of a given set of lattice planes.