Accessing quadratic nonlinearities of metals through metallodielectric photonic-band-gap structures

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Giuseppe D'Aguanno,¹ Nadia Mattiucci,^2,1 Mark J. Bloemer,¹ and Michael Scalora¹
¹Charles M. Bowden Research Center, RDECOM Building 7804, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 35898-5000, USA
²Time Domain Corporation, Cummings Research Park, 7057 Old Madison Pike, Huntsville, Alabama 35806, USA

Received 29 May 2006; revised 21 July 2006; published 11 September 2006

Westudy second harmonic generation in a metallodielectric photonic-band-gap structure madeof alternating layers of silver and a generic, dispersive, linear,dielectric material. We find that under ideal conditions the conversionefficiency can be more than two orders of magnitude greaterthan the maximum conversion efficiency achievable in a single layerof silver. We interpret this enhancement in terms of thesimultaneous availability of phase matching conditions over the structure andgood field penetration into the metal layers. We also givea realistic example of a nine-period, Si₃/N₄Ag stack, where thebackward conversion efficiency is enhanced by a factor of 50compared to a single layer of silver.

URL:	http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.74.036605
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevE.74.036605
PACS:	42.79.Nv; 42.65.Ky; 42.70.Qs 42.79.Nv Optical frequency converters 42.65.Ky Optical frequency conversion; optical harmonic generation, including higher-order harmonic generation 42.70.Qs Photonic bandgap materials YEAR: 2006
KEYWORDS:	silver, silicon compounds, photonic crystals, optical harmonic generation, dielectric materials, dispersive media

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