Femtosecond laser-inscribed optical waveguides in dielectric crystals: a concise review and recent advances

L Li, W Kong, F Chen - Advanced Photonics, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Femtosecond laser inscription or writing has been recognized as a powerful technique to
engineer various materials toward a number of applications. By efficient modification of …

Recent Advances in Femtosecond Laser Processing of LiNbO3 Crystals for Photonic Applications

B Zhang, L Wang, F Chen - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Femtosecond laser pulses have been extensively employed to achieve 3D micro‐and
nanofabrication in various materials for a broad variety of applications. LiNbO3 crystal is a …

Experimental demonstration of a three-dimensional lithium niobate nonlinear photonic crystal

D Wei, C Wang, H Wang, X Hu, D Wei, X Fang… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
A nonlinear photonic crystal (NPC) possesses space-dependent second-order nonlinear
coefficients, which can effectively control nonlinear optical interactions through quasi-phase …

Three-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystal in ferroelectric barium calcium titanate

T Xu, K Switkowski, X Chen, S Liu, K Koynov, H Yu… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The performance of many optical devices based on frequency conversion critically depends
on spatial modulation of the nonlinear optical response of materials. This modulation …

Nonlinear photonic crystals: from 2D to 3D

Y Zhang, Y Sheng, S Zhu, M Xiao, W Krolikowski - Optica, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Nonlinear photonic crystals are microstructures with quadratic nonlinearity (χ (2)) that have
been extensively used for the generation and control of coherent light at new frequencies …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress on femtosecond laser micro-/nano-fabrication of functional photonic structures in dielectric crystals: A brief review and perspective

Y Jia, F Chen - APL Photonics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Femtosecond (Fs) laser micro-/nano-fabrication technology allows direct definition of on-
demand nanostructures with three-dimensional (3D) geometric features and tailored …

Nonlinear wavefront shaping with optically induced three-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystals

S Liu, K Switkowski, C Xu, J Tian, B Wang, P Lu… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Generation of coherent light with desirable amplitude and phase profiles throughout the
optical spectrum is a key issue in optical technologies. Nonlinear wavefront shaping offers …

Nonlinear wave mixing in lithium niobate thin film

Y Zheng, X Chen - Advances in Physics: X, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI), by taking advantage of versatile properties of lithium
niobate (LN) and a large refractive index contrast, provides an ideal on-chip platform for …

Giant nonlinear optical response via coherent stacking of in‐plane ferroelectric layers

N Mao, Y Luo, MH Chiu, C Shi, X Ji… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thin ferroelectric materials hold great promise for compact nonvolatile memory and
nonlinear optical and optoelectronic devices. Herein, an ultrathin in‐plane ferroelectric …

The geometric phase in nonlinear frequency conversion

A Karnieli, Y Li, A Arie - Frontiers of Physics, 2022 - Springer
The geometric phase of light has been demonstrated in various platforms of the linear
optical regime, raising interest both for fundamental science as well as applications, such as …