Title :
Optical phase transitions and quantum walks in nonlinear waveguide arrays
Author :
Sukhorukov, Andrey A.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We predict and demonstrate experimentally a phase transition associated with frequency mixing in arrays of quadratic waveguides, and reveal new features of quantum walks for photon pairs generated through spontaneous down-conversion inside the nonlinear array.
Keywords :
optical frequency conversion; optical waveguides; quantum optics; frequency conversion; frequency mixing; nonlinear waveguide arrays; optical phase transitions; photon pairs; quadratic waveguides; quantum walks; spontaneous down-conversion; Couplings; Frequency conversion; Optical arrays; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193637
