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Optics Express

| THE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF OPTICS

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 17, Iss. 22 — Oct. 26, 2009
  • pp: 20099–20108

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Design of an efficient terahertz source using triply resonant nonlinear photonic crystal cavities

Ian B. Burgess, Yinan Zhang, Murray W. McCutcheon, Alejandro W. Rodriguez, Jorge Bravo-Abad, Steven G. Johnson, and Marko Loncar

Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 22, pp. 20099-20108        doi:10.1364/OE.17.020099

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  • OCIS Codes:
  • (230.4320) Optical devices : Nonlinear optical devices
  • (190.4223) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear wave mixing
  • (190.4975) Nonlinear optics : Parametric processes
ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics

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Ian B. Burgess, Yinan Zhang, Murray W. McCutcheon, Alejandro W. Rodriguez, Jorge Bravo-Abad, Steven G. Johnson, and Marko Loncar, "Design of an efficient terahertz source using triply resonant nonlinear photonic crystal cavities," Opt. Express 17, 20099-20108 (2009)
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Abstract

We propose a scheme for efficient cavity-enhanced nonlinear THz generation via difference-frequency generation (DFG) processes using a triply resonant system based on photonic crystal cavities. We show that high nonlinear overlap can be achieved by coupling a THz cavity to a doubly-resonant, dual-polarization near-infrared (e.g. telecom band) photonic-crystal nanobeam cavity, allowing the mixing of three mutually orthogonal fundamental cavity modes through a χ(2) nonlinearity. We demonstrate through coupled-mode theory that complete depletion of the pump frequency – i.e., quantum-limited conversion – is possible. We show that the output power at the point of optimal total conversion efficiency is adjustable by varying the mode quality (Q) factors.

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History
Original Manuscript: August 4, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: October 19, 2009
Revised Manuscript: October 15, 2009
Published: October 20, 2009

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Author Affiliations

Steven G. Johnson

Department of Mathematics, Massacusetts Institute of Technology

Alejandro W. Rodriguez, Jorge Bravo-Abad

Department of Physics, Massacusetts Institute of Technology

Ian B. Burgess, Yinan Zhang, Murray W. McCutcheon, Marko Loncar

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

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