Second Harmonic Generation enhancement by use of annular aperture
arrays embedded into silver and filled by lithium Niobate

doi:10.1364/OE.18.006530

Second Harmonic Generation enhancement by use of annular aperture arrays embedded into silver and filled by lithium Niobate

E. H. Barakat, M.-P. Bernal, and F. I. Baida »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 7, pp. 6530-6536 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.006530

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Abstract

We propose and theoretically study a metallo-dielectric photonic crystal (MDPhC) based on metallic annular aperture arrays (AAA) associated to a nonlinear material (LiNbO₃) for the second harmonic generation (SHG). An optimal structure design can be found thanks to the relations that link the geometrical parameters to the operating point namely the wavelength of the fundamental and SHG signals. A slow light phenomenon, which occurs at the cut-off frequency of the guided mode through the annular cavities, is at the origin of the SHG signal enhancement. The benefit of the AAA is demonstrated through a comparison with cylindrical aperture arrays.

OCIS Codes
(130.3730) Integrated optics : Lithium niobate
(130.4310) Integrated optics : Nonlinear
(190.2620) Nonlinear optics : Harmonic generation and mixing
(160.5298) Materials : Photonic crystals

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Integrated Optics

History
Original Manuscript: January 6, 2010
Revised Manuscript: February 12, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: February 12, 2010
Published: March 15, 2010

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E. H. Barakat, M.-P. Bernal, and F. I. Baida, "Second Harmonic Generation enhancement by use of annular aperture arrays embedded into silver and filled by lithium Niobate," Opt. Express 18, 6530-6536 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-7-6530

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Appl. Phys. B

F. I. Baida, D. Van Labeke, G. Granet, A. Moreau, and A. Belkhir, "Origin of the super-enhanced light transmission through a 2-d metallic annular aperture array: a study of photonic bands," Appl. Phys. B 79(1), 1-8 (2004). [CrossRef]

Appl. Phys. Lett.

S. Dizian, S. Harada, R. Salut, P. Muralt, and M.-P. Bernal. "Strong imrovement in the photonic stop-band edge sharpness of a lithium niobate photonic crystal slab," Appl. Phys. Lett., 95, 101103 (2009). [CrossRef]
M. Roussey, M.-P. Bernal, N. Courjal, R. Salut, D. Van Labeke, F. I. Baida, "Electro-optic effect exaltation on lithium niobate photonic crystals due to the slow photons," Appl. Phys. Lett. 24(241110) (2006).

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B

T. Laroche, F. I. Baida, and D. V. Labeke, "Three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain study of enhanced second harmonic generation at the end of a apertureless scanning near-field optical microscope metal tip," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 22(5), 13894 (2005). [CrossRef]
M. Roussey, F. Baida, and M.-P. Bernal, "Experimental and theoretical observation of the slow light effect on a tunable photonic crystal," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 24(6), 1416-1422 (2007). [CrossRef]

Maters. Today

W. J. Padilla, D. N. Basov, and D. R. Smith, "Negative refractive index metamaterials," Maters. Today 9, 28 (2006). [CrossRef]

Nano Lett.

W. Fan, S. Zhang, N.-C. Panoiu, A. Abdenour, S. Krishna, R. M. Osgood, K. J. Malloy, and S. R. J. Brueck, "Second harmonic generation from a nanopatterned isotropic nonlinear material," Nano Lett. 6, 1027-1030 (2006). [CrossRef]

Nat. Mater.

M. Soljacic and J. D. Joannopoulos, "Enhancement of nonlinear effects using photonic crystals," Nat. Mater. 3, 211-219 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Commun.

F. I. Baida and D. Van Labeke, "Light transmission by subwavelength annular aperture arrays in metalic films," Opt. Commun. 209, 17-22 (2002). [CrossRef]
F. I. Baida, Y. Poujet, J. Salvi, D. Van Labeke, and B. Guizal, "Extraordinary transmission beyond the cut-off through sub-k annular aperture arrays," Opt. Commun. 282, 1463-1466 (2009). [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

Opt. Maters

F. Lacour, N. Courjal, M.-P. Bernal, A. Sabac, C. Bainier, and M. Spajer, "Nanostructuring lithium niobate substrates by focused ion beam milling," Opt. Maters 27/8, 1421-1425 (2005). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. B

F. I. Baida, A. Belkhir, D. Van Labeke, and O. Lamrous, "Subwavelength metallic coaxial waveguides in the optical range: Role of the plasmonic modes," Phys. Rev. B 74(20), 205419 (2006). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

Q. Cao and P. Lalanne, "Negative role of surface plasmon in the transmission of metallic gratings with very narrow slits," Phys. Rev. Lett. 88(5), 057403-1 (2002). [CrossRef]
P. Bermel, A. Rodriguez, J. D. Joannopoulos, and M. Soljacic, "Tailoring optical nonlinearities via the purcell effect," Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 053601 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
E. Yablonovitch, T. J. Gmitter, and K. M. Leung, "Photonic band structure: the face-centered-cubic case employing nonspherical atoms," Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 2295-2298 (1991). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
S. John, "Strong localization of photons in certain disordered dielectric superlattices," Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 2486-2489 (1987). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
E. Yablonovitch, "Inhibited spontaneous emission in solid-state physics and electronics," Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 2059 (1987). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Other

J. D. Joannopoulos, R. D. Meade, and J. N. Winn, Photonic crystals (Princeton, 1995).
H. Rigneault, J.-M. Lourtioz, C. Delalande, and A. Levensen, La nanophotonique, (Hermés Science, 2005).

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