Scalora, MichaelBloemer, Mark J.Bowden, Charles M.D'Aguanno, GiuseppeCentini, MarcoSibilia, ConcitaBertolotti, MarioDumeige, YannickSagnes, IsabelVidakovic, PetarLevenson, Ariel2020-05-212020-05-212001Scalora, Michael; et al.; Choose Your Color from the Photonic Band Edge Nonlinear Frequency Conversion; Optics and Photonics News Vol. 12, Issue 4, pp. 39-42 (2001); https://www.osapublishing.org/opn/abstract.cfm?uri=opn-12-4-39https://doi.org/10.1364/OPN.12.4.000039http://hdl.handle.net/11603/18707Ordinary Bragg reflectors, also known as one-dimensional photonic band gap structures (PBGs), display extraordinary linear and nonlinear optical properties that present a remarkable opportunity: the simultaneous availability of exact phase matching conditions and field confinement that act together to yield significantly enhanced second and third harmonic generation, frequency downconversion, and multi-wave mixing processes. This opens the door to a new class of micrometer-sized devices that represent a new generation of efficient parametric sources for up- and down-conversion processes.5 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.Public Domain Mark 1.0This work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.Text