Surface enhanced nonlinear Cherenkov radiation in one-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystal

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates efficient nonlinear Cherenkov diffraction in a one-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystal, achieving enhanced harmonic generation through phase-matching and total internal reflection effects.

Contribution

It introduces a novel configuration combining quasi-phase-matching and total internal reflection for enhanced nonlinear Cherenkov radiation in photonic crystals.

Findings

Multidirectional Cherenkov radiation spots observed experimentally.

Enhanced harmonic efficiency at specific phase-matched angles.

Different reciprocal vector orders produce varied Cherenkov angles.

Abstract

We study the configuration of efficient nonlinear Cerenkov diffraction generated from a one-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystal surface, which underlies the incorporation of both quasi-phase-matching and total internal reflection by the crystal surface. Multidirectional radiation spots with different Cerenkov angles are demonstrated experimentally, which results from different orders of reciprocal vectors. At specific angles, the incident light and total internal reflect light associating with quasi-phase-matching format completely phase-matching scheme, leading to great enhancement of harmonic efficiency.