All‐optical switching devices based on large nonlinear phase shifts from second harmonic generation

作者: Gaetano Assanto , George Stegeman , Mansoor Sheik‐Bahae , Eric Van Stryland

DOI: 10.1063/1.109611

关键词: Second-harmonic generationPhysicsNonlinear opticsPhase (waves)Nonlinear systemAll opticalNonlinear directional couplerMach–Zehnder interferometerInterferometryOptics

摘要: We show that the large nonlinear phase shifts obtained from phase‐mismatched second harmonic generation can be used to implement all‐optical switching devices such as a Mach–Zehnder interferometer and directional coupler.

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