Nonlinear Periodic Crystals
Neil Broderick
Optoelectronics Research Centre,
University of Southampton,
Southampton SO17 1BJ,
United Kingdom
Abstract:
The combination of periodicity and nonlinearity is a powerfull means for
controlling the properties of light. In this talk I propose to look at a
variety of nonlinear aperiodic media including Bragg gratings photonic,
crystal fibres, and quasi-phase-matched materials and show how a wide
variety of nonlinear interactions ranging from second harmonic generation
to super continuum generation benefit from the additional periodicity.