Three-wave mixing experiments in indium-tin-oxide thin-films with no phase matching

One challenge of using nonlinear optical phenomena for practical applications is the need to perform phase-matching. Recently, epsilon-near-zero materials have been shown to demonstrate strong optical nonlinearities, in addition to their other unique properties. As suggested by their name, the permi...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2024-06
Main Authors: Wynne, Kyle, Bazian, Marjan, Harrison, Mark C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Indium tin oxides
Nonlinear optics
Nonlinearity
Optical properties
Permittivity
Phase matching
Thin films
Three-wave mixing
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Summary:One challenge of using nonlinear optical phenomena for practical applications is the need to perform phase-matching. Recently, epsilon-near-zero materials have been shown to demonstrate strong optical nonlinearities, in addition to their other unique properties. As suggested by their name, the permittivity of the material is close to zero for a certain wavelength range. We demonstrate that this small permittivity allows for efficient three-wave mixing interactions to take place in indium-tin-oxide thin films without the need for phase matching the pump and signal beams. The efficiency of the second-order nonlinear interactions is characterized, and cascaded three-wave mixing is demonstrated.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2401.02492