Unified approach to Čerenkov second harmonic generation

Vito Roppo, Ksawery Kalinowski, Yan Sheng, Wieslaw Krolikowski, Crina Cojocaru, Jose Trull

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    Abstract

    We discuss the effect of second harmonic generation via the Čerenkov-like process in nonlinear bulk media and waveguides. We show that in both schemes the Čerenkov harmonic emission represents in fact a nonlinear Bragg diffraction process. It is therefore possible, for the first time, to describe the bulk and waveguide Čerenkov emission uniformly by considering the spatial modulation of the second-order nonlinear polarization. This is also experimentally illustrated by studying the Čerenkov second harmonic generation at the boundary of a nonlinear quadratic medium via the total internal reflection inside the nonlinear crystal.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)25715-25726
    Number of pages12
    JournalOptics Express
    Volume21
    Issue number22
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 4 Nov 2013

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