Advantages of Modal Dispersion Phase-Matching and Materials Requirements for Polymeric Devices Using Efficient Second Harmonic Generation at Telecommunication Wavelength

Modal Dispersion Phase Matching appears to be currently much better adapted to parametric mixing in polymeric material waveguides than Quasi Phase Matching. For second harmonic generation at telecommunication wavelengths, using organic materials should allow better performance than with ferroelectric crystals. Promising results are expected in view of theoretical expectations and continuously improving experimental past and current results.