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Published on: December 3, 2013
Observation of Rapid Adiabatic Passage in Optical Four-Wave Mixing
Xiaoyue Ding1, Dylan Heberle1, Kerrianne Harrington2
1School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
Abstract:
We observe clear evidence of adiabatic passage between photon populations via a four-wave mixing process, implemented through a dispersion sweep arranged by a core diameter taper of an optical fiber. Photonic rapid adiabatic passage through the cubic electric susceptibility thus opens precise control of frequency translation between broadband light fields to all common optical media. Areas of potential impact include optical fiber and on-chip waveguide platforms for quantum information, ultrafast spectroscopy and metrology, and extreme light-matter interaction science.
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