Multiple erenkov second-harmonic waves in a two-dimensional nonlinear photonic structure. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We report simultaneous generation of multiple conical second-harmonic waves in a two-dimensional nonlinear photonic structure when illuminated by two overlapping noncollinear fundamental beams. We show that this phenomenon is caused by the nonlinear erenkov radiation emitted due to the interaction of photons from each constituent fundamental beam as well as the virtual one propagating along the bisector of the two beams. In addition, by studying the asymmetric geometry of the interaction, we uniquely verify the effects of reciprocal vectors on the erenkov-type second-harmonic generation in nonlinear photonic structures.

published proceedings

  • Opt Lett

author list (cited authors)

  • Wang, W., Sheng, Y., Kong, Y., Arie, A., & Krolikowski, W.

citation count

  • 26

complete list of authors

  • Wang, Wenjie||Sheng, Yan||Kong, Yongfa||Arie, Ady||Krolikowski, Wieslaw

publication date

  • November 2010