The phase matching for the nonlinear process of frequency-degenerated spontaneous parametric downconversion in tunneling-coupled channel waveguides is analyzed. The use of type II nonlinear interaction with individual...
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The phase matching for the nonlinear process of frequency-degenerated spontaneous parametric downconversion in tunneling-coupled channel waveguides is analyzed. The use of type II nonlinear interaction with individual photons in each pair appearing in different output channels allows for constructing polarization entangled states for quantum information processing applications.
A semiconductor bulk crystal has several advantages as a nonlinear optical material, such as low processing cost, long interaction length, and alleviation of the free-carrier absorption caused by two-photon absorption...
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A semiconductor bulk crystal has several advantages as a nonlinear optical material, such as low processing cost, long interaction length, and alleviation of the free-carrier absorption caused by two-photon absorption (TPA). We examine optical properties of semiconductor bulk crystals with different orientations at 1.55 mu m and find that CdTe[111] has favorable capabilities, such as nonlinear refractive index of 5.23x10(-17) (m(2) W), TPA coefficient of 18.3 (mm GW), and consequent figure of merit of 0.54. Optical three-dimensional measurements of reflective material are carried out using CdTe[111] as ultrafast optical Kerr shutter and clear images corresponding to surface steps are obtained. (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics.
A promising fabrication route to produce absorbing flexible photonic crystals is presented, which exploits self-assembly during the shear processing of multi-shelled polymer spheres. When absorbing material is incorpo...
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A promising fabrication route to produce absorbing flexible photonic crystals is presented, which exploits self-assembly during the shear processing of multi-shelled polymer spheres. When absorbing material is incorporated in the interstitial space surrounding high-refractive-index spheres, a dramatic enhancement in the transmission edge on the short-wavelength side of the band gap is observed. This effect originates from the shifting optical field spatial distribution as the incident wavelength is tuned around the band gap, and results in a contrast up to 100 times better than similar but nonabsorbing photonic crystals. An order-of-magnitude improvement in strain sensitivity is shown, suggesting the use of these thin films in photonic sensors. (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics.
We propose and develop a method for theoretical description of circularly (elliptically) polarized optical pulse resonant coherent interactions with two-level atoms. The method is based on the time-evolution equations...
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We propose and develop a method for theoretical description of circularly (elliptically) polarized optical pulse resonant coherent interactions with two-level atoms. The method is based on the time-evolution equations of a two-level quantum system in the presence of a time-dependent dipole perturbation for electric dipole transitions between states with total angular-momentum projection difference (ΔJz=±1) excited by a circularly polarized electromagnetic field [Feynman et al., J. Appl. Phys. 28, 49 (1957)]. The adopted real-vector representation approach allows for coupling with the vectorial Maxwell’s equations for the optical wave propagation and thus the resulting Maxwell pseudospin equations can be numerically solved in the time domain without any approximations. The model permits a more exact study of the ultrafast coherent pulse propagation effects taking into account the vector nature of the electromagnetic field and hence the polarization state of the optical excitation. We demonstrate self-induced transparency effects and formation of polarized solitons. The model represents a qualitative extension of the well-known optical Maxwell-Bloch equations valid for linearly polarized light and a tool for studying coherent quantum control mechanisms.
We study the nonequilibrium dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate that is split in a harmonic trap by turning up a periodic optical lattice potential. We evaluate the dynamical evolution of the phase coherence along ...
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We study the nonequilibrium dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate that is split in a harmonic trap by turning up a periodic optical lattice potential. We evaluate the dynamical evolution of the phase coherence along the lattice and the number fluctuations in individual lattice sites within the stochastic truncated Wigner approximation when several atoms occupy each site. We show that the saturation of the number squeezing at high lattice strengths, which was observed in recent experiments by Orzel et al. [Science 291, 2386 (2001)] can be explained by the nonadiabaticity of the splitting.
The generation of nonlinear modulated waves is investigated in the framework of hydrodynamics using a model of coupled oscillators. In this model, the separatrices between each pair of vortices may be viewed as indivi...
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The generation of nonlinear modulated waves is investigated in the framework of hydrodynamics using a model of coupled oscillators. In this model, the separatrices between each pair of vortices may be viewed as individual oscillators and are described by a phenomenological one-dimensional discrete complex Ginzburg-Landau equation involving first- and second-nearest neighbor couplings. A theoretical approach based on the linear stability analysis predicts regions of modulational instability, governed by both the first and second-nearest neighbor couplings. From numerical investigations of different wave patterns that may be driven by the modulational instability, it appears that analytical predictions are correctly verified. For wave number in the unstable regions, an initial condition whose amplitude is slightly modulated breaks into a train of unstable patterns. This phenomenon agrees with the description of amplification of the spectral component of the perturbation and its harmonics, as well.
The conductance of photons in two-dimensional disordered photonic crystals is calculated using an exact multipole–plane wave method that includes all multiple scattering processes. Conductance fluctuations, the unive...
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The conductance of photons in two-dimensional disordered photonic crystals is calculated using an exact multipole–plane wave method that includes all multiple scattering processes. Conductance fluctuations, the universal nature of which has been established for electrons in the diffusive regime, are studied for photons, in both principal polarizations and for varying disorder. Our simulations show that universal conductance fluctuations can be observed in H‖ (TE) polarization for weak and intermediate disorder while, for E‖ (TM) polarization, we show that the conductance variance is essentially independent of sample size but strongly dependent on disorder. The probability distribution of the conductance is also calculated in the diffusive and localized regimes, and also at their transition, for which the distributions for both polarizations are seen to be very similar.
We experimentally demonstrate an optical microfiber loop resonator. The resonator was formed in free space by creating a loop from the subwavelength-diameter waist of a short biconical optical fiber taper. The loop le...
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The effect of rotation of a photonic crystal that contains a set of microcavities is studied using the formulation of electrodynamics in rotating media. A new manifestation of the Sagnac effect is observed. It is show...
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The effect of rotation of a photonic crystal that contains a set of microcavities is studied using the formulation of electrodynamics in rotating media. A new manifestation of the Sagnac effect is observed. It is shown that the phase shift or frequency difference between rotation-codirected and rotation-counterdirected propagations depends on a set of parameters not previously reported. The use of the new configuration for designing compact optical gyroscopes is studied and discussed.
A semianalytic approach based on previously derived closed-form expressions for the transmission and reflection matrices between a dielectric waveguide and a semi-infinite photonic crystal (PhC) waveguide is proposed ...
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A semianalytic approach based on previously derived closed-form expressions for the transmission and reflection matrices between a dielectric waveguide and a semi-infinite photonic crystal (PhC) waveguide is proposed for analyzing coupling issues in PhC structures. The proposed approach is based on an eigenmode expansion technique and introduces several advantages with respect to other conventional numerical methods such as a shorter computation time and the possibility to calculate parameters, such as the reflection into PhC structures, difficult to obtain with others methods. Two different examples are analyzed and results compared to finite-difference time-domain simulations to prove the usefulness of the proposed approach: (i) An especially designed two-defects configuration placed within a PhC taper to improve the coupling efficiency and (ii) a coupled-cavity waveguide coupled to a single-line defect PhC waveguide. (C) 2005 American Institute of Physics.
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