COHERENT INTERACTIONS FOR ALL-OPTICAL SIGNAL-PROCESSING VIA QUADRATIC NONLINEARITIES

被引:83
作者
ASSANTO, G [1 ]
STEGEMAN, GI [1 ]
SHEIKBAHAE, M [1 ]
VANSTRYLAND, E [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CENT FLORIDA,CTR RES & EDUC OPT & LASERS,ORLANDO,FL 32826
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10.1109/3.371942
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Based on processes involving the cascading of two successive second-order nonlinear interactions, we show how novel, all-optical approaches to signal processing can be exploited by coherent interactions between three waves in noncentrosymmetric materials. Specifically, we emphasize the coherent seeding of the second-harmonic generation process with waves at one of the participating frequencies.
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页码:673 / 681
页数:9
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