Control of forward stimulated polariton scattering in periodically-poled KTP crystals

We report suppression of forward stimulated polariton scattering (SPS) in chi((2)) structured media. Periodic poling in KTiOPO4 (KTP) leads to the destructive interference of phonon-polariton waves, which is responsible for the dependence of the SPS threshold on the poling period. This was confirmed by comparing the SPS thresholds in periodically-poled KTP (PPKTP) crystals with different poling periods. Further confirming the physical picture, we studied the changes in the Stokes power distribution as a function of the rotation angle of the PPKTP crystal. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America