Techniques used to assist phase matching of second‐order nonlinearities in semiconductor
waveguides are reviewed. The salient points of each method are highlighted, with their …

We present a numerical study of second-harmonic (SH) generation in a one-dimensional,
generic, photonic band-gap material that is doped with a nonlinear χ (2) medium. We show …

This book merges theoretical and experimental works initiated in 1997 from consideration of
periodical artificial dielectric structures comprising magneto-optical materials. Modern …

This study presents photonic vertical cavities consisting of nonlinear materials embedded in
photonic crystals (PhCs) for resonantly enhancing second harmonic generation (SHG) …

Resonant second harmonic generation between 1550 nm and 775 nm with normalized
outside efficiency> 3.8× 10− 4 mW− 1 is demonstrated in a gallium phosphide microdisk …

We propose a coupled modes analysis of second-harmonic generation in microdisk
resonators. We demonstrate that whispering gallery modes can be used to obtain a …

Second-harmonic generation (SHG) spectra of single and coupled porous silicon-based
photonic crystal microcavities are studied in both frequency and wave vector domains. For …

Compact efficient Sources of coherent blue or green laser light at wavelengths in the range
of 400–550 nanometers are useful for many different types of applications including high …

We demonstrate second-harmonic generation in a doubly resonant semiconductor
microcavity. The monolithic cavity consists of an AlGaAs active medium sandwiched …

The nonlinear optical properties of one-dimensional all-solid-state photonic-crystal
microcavities (MCs) are experimentally studied by second-harmonic generation (SHG) …