Resonant nonlinear optics of backward waves in negative-index metamaterials

The extraordinary properties of resonant four-wave mixing of backward waves in doped negative-index materials are investigated. The feasibility of independent engineering of negative refractive index and nonlinear optical response as well as quantum control of the nonlinear propagation process in su...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2008-08
Main Authors: Popov, Alexander K, Myslivets, Sergei A, Shalaev, Vladimir M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Backward waves
Energy transfer
Four-wave mixing
Metamaterials
Nonlinear control
Nonlinear optics
Nonlinear response
Refractivity
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Summary:The extraordinary properties of resonant four-wave mixing of backward waves in doped negative-index materials are investigated. The feasibility of independent engineering of negative refractive index and nonlinear optical response as well as quantum control of the nonlinear propagation process in such composites is shown due to the coherent energy transfer from the control to the signal field. Laser-induced transparency, quantum switching, frequency-tunable narrow-band filtering, amplification, and realizing a miniature mirrorless optical parametric generator of the entangled backward and ordinary waves are among the possible applications of the investigated processes.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0808.2038