%0 Generic %1 Furst09 %A Fürst, J. U. %A Strekalov, D. V. %A Elser, D. %A Lassen, M. %A Andersen, U. L. %A Marquardt, C. %A Leuchs, G. %D 2009 %K nonlinear optics %T Naturally-phasematched second harmonic generation in a whispering gallery mode resonator %U http://arxiv.org/abs/0912.3864 %X We demonstrate for the first time natural phase matching for optical frequency doubling in a high-Q whispering gallery mode resonator made of Lithium Niobate. A conversion efficiency of 9% is achieved at 30 micro Watt in-coupled continuous wave pump power. The observed saturation pump power of 3.2 mW is almost two orders of magnitude lower than the state-of-the-art. This suggests an application of our frequency doubler as a source of non-classical light requiring only a low-power pump, which easily can be quantum noise limited. Our theoretical analysis of the three-wave mixing in a whispering gallery mode resonator provides the relative conversion efficiencies for frequency doubling in various modes.

@misc{Furst09, abstract = { We demonstrate for the first time natural phase matching for optical frequency doubling in a high-Q whispering gallery mode resonator made of Lithium Niobate. A conversion efficiency of 9% is achieved at 30 micro Watt in-coupled continuous wave pump power. The observed saturation pump power of 3.2 mW is almost two orders of magnitude lower than the state-of-the-art. This suggests an application of our frequency doubler as a source of non-classical light requiring only a low-power pump, which easily can be quantum noise limited. Our theoretical analysis of the three-wave mixing in a whispering gallery mode resonator provides the relative conversion efficiencies for frequency doubling in various modes. }, added-at = {2010-10-04T09:54:10.000+0200}, author = {Fürst, J. U. and Strekalov, D. V. and Elser, D. and Lassen, M. and Andersen, U. L. and Marquardt, C. and Leuchs, G.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/29f7da2ff33d26cd4c5941463b4e07428/gweihs}, description = {Naturally-phasematched second harmonic generation in a whispering gallery mode resonator}, interhash = {4047d98c390cf35d639a305966a450fe}, intrahash = {9f7da2ff33d26cd4c5941463b4e07428}, keywords = {nonlinear optics}, note = {cite arxiv:0912.3864 }, timestamp = {2010-10-04T09:54:10.000+0200}, title = {Naturally-phasematched second harmonic generation in a whispering gallery mode resonator}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0912.3864}, year = 2009 }