Title :
Photon frequency up-conversion with pump-induced second-harmonic noise suppression
Author :
Liu, Mao-tong ; Lim, Han Chuen ; Akio, Yoshizawa ; Tsuchida, Hidemi
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
A numerical simulation study is carried out to understand the optimal design of single photon frequency up-converter that achieves a large suppression of background noise without compromising photon frequency up-conversion efficiency. We show that by introducing a controlled amount of phase mismatch to the parasitic process of second-harmonic generation of the pump, background noise photons due to this process can be reduced effectively.
Keywords :
frequency convertors; interference suppression; optical harmonic generation; optical noise; optical phase matching; optical pumping; background noise photons; phase mismatch; photon frequency upconversion; pump-induced second-harmonic noise suppression; second-harmonic generation; Frequency conversion; Laser excitation; Noise; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optimized production technology; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Global Conference (PGC), 2010
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9882-6
DOI :
10.1109/PGC.2010.5706138
