Nonlinear optical properties of induced transmission filters
Author(s) -
Daniel Owens,
Canek Fuentes-Hernández,
Joel M. Hales,
Joseph W. Perry,
Bernard Kippelen
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.18.019101
Subject(s) - optics , nonlinear system , transmission (telecommunications) , materials science , nonlinear optics , nonlinear optical , optical filter , white light , sum frequency generation , refractive index , physics , telecommunications , computer science , laser , quantum mechanics
The nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of induced transmission filters (ITFs) based on Ag are experimentally determined using white light continuum pump-probe measurements. The experimental results are supported using simulations based on the matrix transfer method. The magnitude of the NLO response is shown to be 30 times that of an isolated Ag film of comparable thickness. The impacts of design variations on the linear and NLO response are simulated. It is shown that the design can be modified to enhance the NLO response of an ITF by a factor of 2 or more over a perfectly matched ITF structure.
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