作者: Gaetano Assanto , George Stegeman , Mansoor Sheik‐Bahae , Eric Van Stryland
DOI: 10.1063/1.109611
关键词: Second-harmonic generation 、 Physics 、 Nonlinear optics 、 Phase (waves) 、 Nonlinear system 、 All optical 、 Nonlinear directional coupler 、 Mach–Zehnder interferometer 、 Interferometry 、 Optics
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.