Switching the acceleration direction of Airy beams by a nonlinear optical process

Ido Dolev*, Tal Ellenbogen, Ady Arie

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Abstract

We present experimental control of the acceleration direction of Airy beams generated by nonlinear threewave mixing processes in an asymmetrically poled nonlinear photonic crystal. Changing the crystal temperature enabled us to switch the phase matching condition between second-harmonic generation and difference-frequency generation in the same nonlinear crystal and thereby to change the acceleration direction and the wavelength of the output Airy beam. All-optical control of the acceleration direction can be also realized at a fixed crystal temperature by using a tunable pump source and selecting the proper crystal poling period.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1581-1583
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume35
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2010

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