Jorge Bravo-Abad - Publications

Journal papers

F.J. Rodriguez, C. Yao, J. L. Dominguez-Juarez, J. Bravo-Abad, and J. Martorell.
Speckle pattern formation from second-harmonic generation in a transparent SBN crystal.
Submitted for publication (2010).
J. Bravo-Abad, X. Vidal, J. L. Dominguez-Juarez, and J. Martorell.
Optical second-harmonic scattering from a non-diffusive random distribution
of nonlinear domains.
Optics Express, Vol. 18, 14202 (2010).
J. Bravo-Abad, A. W. Rodriguez, J. D. Joannopoulos, P. T. Rakich, S. G. Johnson, and M. Soljacic.
Efficient low-power terahertz generation via on-chip triply-resonant nonlinear
frequency mixing.
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 96, 101110 (2010).

I.B. Burgess, Y. Zhang, M.W. McCutcheon, A.W. Rodriguez, J. Bravo-Abad, S. G. Johnson, and M. Loncar
Design of an efficient terahertz source using triply resonant nonlinear photonic crystal cavities.
Optics Express, Vol. 17, 20099 (2009).

J. Bravo-Abad, E.P. Ippen and M. Soljacic.
Ultrafast photodetection in an all-silicon chip enabled by two-photon absorption.
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 94, 241103 (2009).
Also appeared as an Invited Paper in Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science July 2009.

I.B. Burgess, A.W. Rodriguez, M.W. McCutcheon, J. Bravo-Abad,
Y. Zhang, S.G. Johnson, and M. Loncar.
Difference-frequency generation with quantum limited efficiency in triply-resonant nonlinear cavities.
Optics Express, Vol. 17, 9241 (2009).

J. Bravo-Abad and M. Soljacic.
A Unified Picture of Laser Physics.
Science, (Perspective), Vol. 320, 623 (2008).

F. Przybilla, A. Degiron, C. Genet, T.W. Ebbesen, F.de Leon-Perez,
J. Bravo-Abad, F.J. Garcia-Vidal, and L. Martin-Moreno.
Efficiency and finite size effects in enhanced transmission through subwavelength apertures.
Optics Express, Vol. 16, 9571 (2008).

J. Bravo-Abad, A. Rodriguez, P. Bermel, S.G. Johnson, J.D. Joannopoulos, and M. Soljacic.
Enhanced nonlinear optics in photonic-crystal microcavities.
Optics Express (Invited paper), Vol. 15, 16161 (2007).

J. Bravo-Abad, L. Martin-Moreno, F.J. Garcia-Vidal, E. Hendry, and J. Gomez Rivas.
Transmission of light through periodic arrays of square holes: From a metallic wire mesh to an array of tiny holes.
Physical Review B, Rapid Comm., Vol. 76, 241102(R) (2007).

J. Bravo-Abad, A.I. Fernandez-Dominguez, F.J. Garcia-Vidal, and L. Martin-Moreno. Theory of extraordinary transmission of light through quasiperiodic arrays of subwavelength holes.
Physical Review Letters,Vol. 99, 203905 (2007).

J. Bravo-Abad and M. Soljacic
Photonic crystals go dynamic.
Nature Materials, (News and Views), Vol. 6, 799 (2007).

J. Bravo-Abad, S. Fan, S.G. Johnson, J.D. Joannopoulos, and M. Soljacic.
Modeling nonlinear optical phenomena in nanophotonics.
IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology (Invited paper), Vol. 25, 2539 (2007).

J. Bravo-Abad, M. Ibanescu, J.D. Joannopoulos, and M. Soljacic.
Photonic crystal optical waveguides for on-chip Bose-Einstein condensates.
Physical Review A , Vol.74, 053619 (2006).

J. Bravo-Abad, L. Martin-Moreno, and F.J. Garcia-Vidal.
Resonant transmission of light through subwavelength holes in thick metal films.
IEEE J. Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics (Invited paper), Vol. 12, 1221 (2006).

J. Bravo-Abad, A. Degiron, F. Przybilla, C. Genet, F.J. Garcia-Vidal, L. Martin-Moreno, and T.W. Ebbesen.
How light emerges from an illuminated array of subwavelength holes.
Nature Physics Vol. 2, 120 (2006).

M. Beruete, M. Sorolla, I. Campillo, J.S. Dolado, L. Martin-Moreno, J. Bravo-Abad, and F.J. Garcia-Vidal.
Enhanced millimeter wave transmission through quasioptical subwavelength perforated plates.
IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Prop. , Vol. 53, 1897 (2005).

J. Bravo-Abad, F.J. Garcia-Vidal, and L. Martin-Moreno.
Resonant transmission of light through finite chains of subwavelength holes.
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 93, 227401 (2004).

M. Beruete, M. Sorolla, I. Campillo, J.S. Dolado, L. Martin-Moreno, J. Bravo-Abad, and F.J. Garcia-Vidal.
Enhanced millimeter wave transmission through subwavelength holes arrays.
Optics Letters , Vol. 29, 2500 (2004).

A. Hakansson, L. Sanchis, D. Lopez-Zenon, J. Bravo-Abad, and J. Sanchez-Dehesa.
Integrated optical devices design by genetic algorithm.
Applied Physics Letters , Vol. 84, 4460 (2004).

J. Bravo-Abad, L. Martin-Moreno, and F.J. Garcia-Vidal.
Transmission properties of a single metallic slit: From the subwavelength regime to the geometrical-optics limit.
Physical Review E, Vol. 69, 26601 (2004).

J. Bravo-Abad, F.J. Garcia-Vidal, and L. Martin-Moreno.
Wavelength de-multiplexing properties of a single aperture flanked by periodic arrays of indentations.
Photonics and Nanostructures , Vol. 1, 55 (2003).

J. Bravo-Abad, T. Ochiai, and J. Sanchez-Dehesa.
Anomalous refractive properties of a two-dimensional photonic band-gap prism.
Physical Review B , Vol. 67, 115116 (2003).

A. Martinez, A. Marti, J. Bravo-Abad, and J. Sanchez-Dehesa.
Wavelength demultiplexing structure based on coupled-cavity waveguides in photonic crystals
Fiber and Integrated Optics , Vol. 22, 151 (2003).

J. Bravo-Abad, I.B. Burgess, J.D. Joannopoulos, S.G. Johnson, M. Loncar, M. McCutcheon, A. Rodriguez, M. Soljacic, and Y. Zhang
Efficient terahertz sources based on difference-frequency generation in triply-resonant photonic resonators.
Filed with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Serial Number 61/224,566 (2009).
J. Bravo-Abad, E.P. Ippen, and M. Soljacic.
Integrated silicon-based nonlinear photodetector.
Filed with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Serial Number 61/111,015 (2008).

L. Martin-Moreno, J. Bravo-Abad, F. Lopez-Tejeira, and F.J. Garcia-Vidal.
Theory of light transmission through periodically structured nano-apertures.
Chapter 6 of Surface Plasmon Nanophotonics,
M.L. Brongersma and P.G. Kik Eds., Springer (Berlin, 2006).

F.J. Garcia-Vidal, F. Lopez-Tejeira, J. Bravo-Abad, and L. Martin-Moreno.
Theory of optical transmission through arrays of subwavelength apertures
Chapter 2 of Nanoplasmonics: from Fundamentals to Applications,
S. Kawata and H. Masuhara Eds., Elsevier (Amsterdam, 2006).