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Second-harmonic generation in surface periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides: on the role of multiphoton absorption

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Second-harmonic generation is investigated in lithium niobate channels realized by proton exchange and quasi-phase matched by surface periodic poling. The reduction in conversion efficiency at high powers is interpreted in terms of multiphoton absorption via two-color terms, yielding an estimate of the dominating three-photon process.

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  1. DIEET, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128, Palermo, Italy

    M. Cherchi, S. Stivala, A. C. Busacca, S. Riva Sanseverino & A. C. Cino

  2. NooEL—Nonlinear Optics and OptoElectronics Lab, University Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146, Roma, Italy

    S. Stivala, A. Pasquazi, L. Colace & G. Assanto

  3. CRES—Centro per la Ricerca Elettronica in Sicilia, Via Regione Siciliana 49, 90046, Monreale (PA), Italy

    S. Riva Sanseverino & A. C. Cino

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Cherchi, M., Stivala, S., Pasquazi, A. et al. Second-harmonic generation in surface periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides: on the role of multiphoton absorption. Appl. Phys. B 93, 559–565 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-3219-8

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