Abstract

A technique for multi-band generation is investigated to simultaneously achieve phase-matching in multiple second-order nonlinear processes. By coupling a near-infrared excitation pulse into a LiNbO <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sub> planar waveguiding platform, modal phase-matched second harmonic radiation is generated at wavelengths of 403 ± 0.6 nm and Cherenkov-emitted terahertz radiation is generated at frequencies up to ~3.5 THz. For the second harmonic generation process and the terahertz radiation generation process, the conversion efficiencies are measured as 1.5 × 10 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">-2</sup> %/(GW-cm <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">-2</sup> ) and 1.9 × 10 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">-4</sup> %/(GW-cm <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">-2</sup> ), respectively. The investigated multi-band generation technique permits a single structure to produce radiation within multiple spectral bands, such that this technique could be used to increase the density of photonic sources on a photonic integrated chip.

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