Second-harmonic generation in potassium niobate waveguides

被引:24
作者
Fluck, D [1 ]
Günter, P [1 ]
机构
[1] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Quantum Elect, Nonlinear Opt Lab, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
关键词
integrated optics; ion implantation; nonlinear optics; optical frequency conversion; optical strip waveguides; potassium niobate; waveguides;
D O I
10.1109/2944.826880
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We report on our progress in the formation of waveguides in potassium niobate (KNbO3) using techniques such as ion implantation and ion sputtering. Different methods for the structuring of channel waveguides are presented, and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed in terms of their optical and nonlinear optical properties, The excellent power-handling capability of KNbO3 waveguides is compared to other waveguide materials, and we highlight the influence of postimplantation annealing and repoling on the waveguide attenuation and the nonlinear optical coefficient. We also review recent results on second-harmonic generation in KNbO3 waveguides focusing on blue light generation.
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页码:122 / 131
页数:10
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