Phase-matched second harmonic generation at the Dirac point of a 2-D photonic crystal

We study second harmonic generation in a 2-D photonic crystal with the pump field tuned at the Dirac point of the structure. The simultaneous generation of both forward and backward phase-matched second harmonic is achieved by exploiting a peculiar regime in which the interacting waves have zero phase velocity in the lattice. This regime can be attained even when strong material dispersion is present and therefore lends itself well to be implemented in semiconductor-based frequency conversion devices. A comparison between this method and the quasi-phase-matching technique is also presented. (C) 2014 Optical Society of America