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Second-order nonlinear mixing in planar photonic crystal microcavities

Murray W. McCutcheon, Georg W. Rieger, Jeff F. Young, Dan Dalacu, Simon Frederick, Philip J. Poole, Robin L. Williams

physics.opticsarXiv:physics/0612111

Abstract

Second-harmonic and sum-frequency mixing phenomena associated with 3D-localized photonic modes are studied in InP-based planar photonic crystal microcavities excited by short-pulse radiation near 1550 nm. Three-missing-hole microcavities that support two closely-spaced modes exhibit rich second-order scattering spectra that reflect intra- and inter-mode mixing via the bulk InP chi(2) during ring-down after excitation by the broadband, resonant pulse. Simultaneous excitation with a non-resonant source results in tunable second-order radiation from the microcavity.

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