Abstract

We present a theoretical analysis for simultaneous optical wavelength interchange and isolation of a pair of collinear input optical signals by use of two concurrent difference-frequency-generation processes in a two-dimensional second-order nonlinear photonic crystal. We have derived a set of relations, including a general nonlinear Bragg condition, that we use to determine the parameters of the nonlinear lattice, given the input wavelengths and desired exit angles of the wavelength-interchanged outputs.

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Experimental demonstration of 1535–1555-nm simultaneous optical wavelength interchange with a nonlinear photonic crystal

Aref Chowdhury, Chad Staus, Brian F. Boland, Thomas F. Kuech, and Leon McCaughan
Opt. Lett. 26(17) 1353-1355 (2001)

Phase matching in nonlinear χ⁽²⁾ photonic crystals

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