Second-harmonic generation in resonant waveguide gratings incorporating ionic self-assembled monolayer polymer films

Georgeanne Purvinis, Purnomo Sidi Priambodo, Martin Pomerantz, Ming Zhou, Theresa A. Maldonado, Robert Magnusson

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Abstract

Experimental results on resonantly excited second-harmonic generation (SHG) in a periodic ionically self-assembled monolayer (ISAM) film are reported. A double-layer guided-mode resonance filter (GMRF) structure is coated with 40 bilayers of pyrlium-based χ(2) ISAM thin film and excited with the fundamental of a Nd:YAG laser. Enhanced second-harmonic conversion in the ISAM film is achieved because of the local field enhancement associated with the fundamental resonating leaky mode. This method of SHG is particularly promising, as the ISAM films under investigation exhibit anomalous dispersion that may be applied for phase matching to improve nonlinear conversion efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1108-1110
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume29
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 May 2004

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