DocumentCode :
3281184
Title :
Towards microwave photon counting via frequency up-conversion
Author :
Strekalov, Dmitry V. ; Savchenkov, Anatoliy A. ; Matsko, Andrey A. ; Yu, Nan
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA
fYear :
2008
fDate :
15-19 Sept. 2008
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
We have demonstrated nonlinear optical up-conversion of 100 GHz signal into optical range using high-Q whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonators with quadratic nonlinearity. This approach has allowed us to achieve the record power conversion efficiency of 0.5% with as low as 16 mW of CW optical pump power. We furthermore show that by implementing the WGM resonator for the microwave as well as for the optical modes, the unity photon-number conversion efficiency can be in principle achieved. Combining such a converter with a state-of-the-art optical photon counter it will be possible to count the microwave photons whose frequency is as low as 0.1 THz, at room temperature.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical frequency conversion; optical resonators; whispering gallery modes; frequency 0.1 THz; frequency up-conversion; high-Q whispering gallery mode resonators; microwave photon counting; nonlinear optical up-conversion; optical pump power; quadratic nonlinearity; room temperature; temperature 293 K to 298 K; unity photon-number conversion; Counting circuits; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pumping; Optical recording; Optical resonators; Power conversion; Temperature; Whispering gallery modes;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2119-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2120-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665860
Filename :
4665860
Link To Document :
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