Phase-matched gratings for enhanced forward degenerate four-wave mixing

Year: 1995

Authors: Giorgetti E., Lambkin P., Li Q., Palchetti L., Sottini S., Grando D., Blau W.

Autors Affiliation: Instituto di Ricerca sulle Onde Elettromagnetiche IROE, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Panciatichi 64, Firenze, 50127, Italy; Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1945 Hua Shan Road, Shanghai, 200030, China; Instituto di Ricerca sulle Onde Elettromagnetiche IROE, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Panciatichi 64, Firenze, 50127, Italy; Politecnico di Bari, Via Orabona 4, Bari, CA, 70125, Italy; Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland

Abstract: A phase-matched grating to enhance the second-order diffracted signals generated by forward degenerate fourwave mixing has been proposed and demonstrated for the first time to the authors’ knowledge. Experiments have been performed with a cw Ar:Kr laser at ? – 488 nm, with a linear–nonlinear sandwich of glass slides and Alizarin Yellow-doped films of epoxy resin. Finite-difference simulations have been used to model the process successfully, with finite beam size effects and deviations from an ideal Kerr response of the material taken into account. The possibilities for optical processing applications are assessed in the light of these results.

Journal/Review: JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B: OPTICAL PHYSICS

Volume: 12 (1)      Pages from: 58  to: 66

KeyWords: Probe-beam amplification; Guides; Model; Media
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.12.000058

Citations: 4
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