Control of forward stimulated polariton scattering in periodically-poled KTP crystals

Opt Express. 2013 Nov 4;21(22):27277-83. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.027277.

Abstract

We report suppression of forward stimulated polariton scattering (SPS) in χ((2)) structured media. Periodic poling in KTiOPO(4) (KTP) leads to the destructive interference of phonon-polariton waves, which is responsible for the dependence of the SPS threshold on the poling period. This was confirmed by comparing the SPS thresholds in periodically-poled KTP (PPKTP) crystals with different poling periods. Further confirming the physical picture, we studied the changes in the Stokes power distribution as a function of the rotation angle of the PPKTP crystal.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't