Geometric interpretation of four-wave mixing
| Autor: | Henrik Steffensen, Johan Raunkjær Ott, Colin J. McKinstrie, Karsten Rottwitt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Ott, J R, Steffensen, H, Rottwitt, K & McKinstrie, C J 2013, ' Geometric interpretation of four-wave mixing ', Physical Review A, vol. 88, no. 4, 043805 . https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.88.043805 |
| ISSN: | 1094-1622 1050-2947 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/physreva.88.043805 |
| Popis: | The nonlinear phenomenon of four-wave mixing (FWM) is investigated using a method, where, without the need of calculus, both phase and amplitudes of the mixing fields are visualized simultaneously, giving a complete overview of the FWM dynamics. This is done by introducing a set of Stokes-like coordinates of the electric fields, which reduce the FWM dynamics to a closed two-dimensional surface, similar to the Bloch sphere of quantum electrodynamics or the Pointcar\'e sphere in polarization dynamics. The coordinates are chosen so as to use the gauge invariance symmetries of the FWM equations which also give the conservation of action flux known as the Manley-Rowe relations. This reduces the dynamics of FWM to the one-dimensional intersection between the closed two-dimensional surface and the phase-plane given by the conserved Hamiltonian. The analysis is advantageous for visualizing phase-dependent FWM phenomena which are found in a large variety of nonlinear systems and even in various optical communication schemes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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