Title :
Enhancement of second-order nonlinearity in an Er doped glass via electromagnetically induced transparency
Author :
Nikov, Igor V Mel
Author_Institution :
E. S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont.
Abstract :
We study a combination of a four-level electromagnetically induced transparency and second-order nonlinearity, and show that the efficiency of frequency conversion can be profoundly enhanced in an erbium-doped glass
Keywords :
erbium; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical fibres; optical frequency conversion; optical glass; self-induced transparency; Er-doped glass; SiO2:Er; electromagnetically induced transparency; erbium-doped glass; frequency conversion; second-order nonlinearity;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
