Second harmonic generation in transition metamaterials

We show that resonant field enhancement of obliquely incident light in a quadratically nonlinear metamaterial with refractive index gradually changing from positive to negative values enables efficient second harmonic generation at significantly reduced input intensities.

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Main Authors: Kudyshev, Zhaxylyk A., Gabitov, Ildar R., Maimistov, Andrei I., Litchinitser, Natalia M.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Dielectrics
Frequency conversion
Harmonic analysis
Magnetic materials
Metamaterials
Refractive index
Time-domain analysis
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Summary:We show that resonant field enhancement of obliquely incident light in a quadratically nonlinear metamaterial with refractive index gradually changing from positive to negative values enables efficient second harmonic generation at significantly reduced input intensities.
ISSN:2160-8989
2160-9004
DOI:10.1364/CLEO_QELS.2013.QM1A.3