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Optically programable quasi phase matching in four-wave mixing.

Gil Bashan¹, Avishay Eyal¹, Moshe Tur¹

¹School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Nature Communications

|July 27, 2025

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We developed a new optical method for quasi-phase matching (QPM) in nonlinear optics. This technique uses light to control nonlinear processes in optical fibers, enabling efficient broadband wavelength conversion without permanent material changes.

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Area of Science:

Nonlinear Optics
Quantum Optics
Fiber Optics

Background:

Quasi-phase matching (QPM) is crucial for enhancing nonlinear optical processes.
Traditional QPM methods require permanent material modifications, limiting their use in standard optical fibers.
Centrosymmetric media like optical fibers pose challenges for conventional QPM.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce the first efficient, optically controlled QPM in perturbative nonlinear optics.
To enable spatiotemporal QPM for four-wave mixing in standard optical fibers without material alteration.
To demonstrate a reconfigurable, all-optical technique for adaptable nonlinear optics.

Main Methods:

Temporal modulation of counter-propagating pump waves to induce dynamic spatial modulation of nonlinear polarization.
Utilizing polarization-maintaining fibers for optically controlled QPM.
Demonstrating broadband wavelength conversion via four-wave mixing.

Main Results:

Achieved efficient, optically controlled QPM in perturbative nonlinear optics.
Demonstrated broadband wavelength conversion across 298 nm, including C- and L-bands, with 5.4% efficiency.
Showcased tunable spectral shaping and wavelength agility by controlling pump waves.

Conclusions:

The developed all-optical technique overcomes limitations of conventional QPM in centrosymmetric media.
This reconfigurable method opens new possibilities for adaptable nonlinear optics.
Potential applications include classical data processing, fiber sensing, quantum state control, and frequency conversion.