Quasi-phase matching in LiNbO3 using nonlinear coefficients in the XY plane

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作者
Ganany, A. [1 ]
Arie, A.
Saltiel, S. M.
机构
[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Sch Elect Engn, Dept Phys Elect, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
[2] Univ Sofia, Fac Phys, Sofia 1164, Bulgaria
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APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS | 2006年 / 85卷 / 01期
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10.1007/s00340-006-2382-z
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report quasi-phase-matched second-harmonic generation in periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN), where both fundamental and second-harmonic waves are ordinary waves. It provides a lower-limit value for d(22) of 1.1 pm/V. The measured temperature and wavelength bandwidth of the second-harmonic signal are in good agreement with the theoretical predictions. Since the d(22)=d(YYY) nonlinear coefficient of LiNbO3 changes its sign as a result of electric field periodic poling along the Z direction, we deduce that all tensor components of the second-order susceptibility chi((2)) of trigonal 3m crystals are reversed, thereby expanding the quasi-phase-matching possibilities in these crystals. Furthermore, it enables the realization of all-optical processes based on the nonlinear coefficients in the XY plane, such as all-optical polarization rotation in PPLN, as well as multipartite entanglement experiments based on simultaneous phase matching using different elements of chi((2)) in a single LiNbO3 crystal.
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