Title :
Parity-time anti-symmetric parametric amplifier
Author :
Antonosyan, Diana A. ; Solntsev, Alexander S. ; Sukhorukov, Andrey A.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We predict that directional coupler of quadratically nonlinear and lossy waveguides can perform ultrafast signal switching and parametric amplification, using the pump-controlled breaking of the parity-time anti-symmetry associated with nonlinear wave mixing.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; multiwave mixing; optical directional couplers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical waveguides; directional coupler; lossy waveguides; nonlinear wave mixing; parametric amplification; parity-time anti-symmetric parametric amplifier; pump-controlled breaking; quadratically nonlinear waveguides; ultrafast signal switching; Optical losses; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
