Effects of nonlinear phase modulation on Bragg scattering in the low-conversion regime.

Lasse Mejling Andersen, D. S. Cargill, C. J. McKinstrie, Karsten Rottwitt, R. O. Moore

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    Abstract

    In this paper, we consider the effects of nonlinear phase modulation on frequency conversion by four-wave mixing (Bragg scattering) in the low-conversion regime. We derive the Green functions for this process using the time-domain collision method, for partial collisions, in which the four fields interact at the beginning or the end of the fiber, and complete collisions, in which the four fields interact at the midpoint of the fiber. If the Green function is separable, there is only one output Schmidt mode, which is free from temporal entanglement. We find that nonlinear phase modulation always chirps the input and output Schmidt modes and renders the Green function formally nonseparable. However, by pre-chirping the pumps, one can reduce the chirps of the Schmidt modes and enable approximate separability. Thus, even in the presence of nonlinear phase modulation, frequency conversion with arbitrary pulse reshaping is possible, as predicted previously.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalOptics Express
    Volume20
    Issue number24
    Pages (from-to)27454-27475
    ISSN1094-4087
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

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    This paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-24-27454. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.

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