Abstract
We propose a new scheme of the resonant four-wave mixing (FWM) for the frequency up or down conversion, which is more efficient than the commonly-used scheme of the non-resonant FWM. In this new scheme, two control fields are spatially varied such that a probe field at the input can be converted to a signal field at the output. The efficiency of probe-to-signal energy conversion can be 90% at medium's optical depth of about 100. Our proposed scheme works for both the continuouswave and pulse cases, and is flexible in choosing the control field intensity. This work provides a very useful tool in the nonlinear frequency conversion.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1008-1016 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 Jan 25 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics