Acousto-optic tunable second harmonic generation in periodically poled LiNbO3.
Acousto-optic (AO) tunable second harmonic generation (SHG) was proposed in periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN). The acoustic wave could either be induced from an external transducer or self-generated in PPLN driving with a cross-field radio frequency field. The reciprocal vector of PPLN compensates the SHG wave-vector mismatch when quasi-phase- matching (QPM) condition is satisfied, while phonons with suitable frequencies may affect it by scattering photons to different polarization state. The QPM SHG and AO polarization rotation are coupled together. Second harmonic waves' intensities, polarization states and even phases thus could be manipulated instantly through AO interaction.
Yu
Zi-yan
ZY
Department of Materials Science and Engineering and National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China
Xu
Fei
F
Leng
Fei
F
Qian
Xiao-Shi
XS
Chen
Xiang-fei
XF
Lu
Yan-qing
YQ
D000162:Acoustics; D003460:Crystallization; D004867:Equipment Design; D009556:Niobium / Q000737:chemistry*; D055096:Optical Devices; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D017785:Photons
D010087:Oxides; D009556:Niobium; C091692:lithium niobate