Nonlinear disordered media, such as random assemblies of LiNbO₃ nanocubes, exhibit unique statistical properties arising from the interplay between second-harmonic generation and extreme scattering conditions.
In a collaboration with the High Voltage Laboratory at the department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (D-ITET), we have used our photonic integrated circuits to optically measure electric field strengths.
We realized a device that modulates the signal in the C-band and generates the second harmonic, obtaining a signal in the visible with double extinction ratio.