135 research outputs found
Canonical quantization of macroscopic electrodynamics in a linear, inhomogeneous magneto-electric medium
We present a canonical quantization of macroscopic electrodynamics. The
results apply to inhomogeneous media with a broad class of linear
magneto-electric responses which are consistent with the Kramers-Kronig and
Onsager relations. Through its ability to accommodate strong dispersion and
loss, our theory provides a rigorous foundation for the study of quantum
optical processes in structures incorporating metamaterials, provided these may
be modeled as magneto-electric media. Previous canonical treatments of
dielectric and magneto-dielectric media have expressed the electromagnetic
field operators in either a Green function or mode expansion representation.
Here we present our results in the mode expansion picture with a view to
applications in guided wave and cavity quantum optics.Comment: Submitted to Physical Review A 24/07/201
Slow light with flat or offset band edges in multi-mode fiber with two gratings
We consider mode coupling in multimode optical fibers using either two Bragg
gratings or a Bragg grating and a long-period grating. We show that the
magnitude of the band edge curvature can be controlled leading to a flat,
quartic band-edge or to two band edges at distinct, nonequivalent -values,
allowing precise control of slow light propagation.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
Coupled-mode theory for spatial gap solitons in optically-induced lattices
We develop a coupled-mode theory for spatial gap solitons in the
one-dimensional photonic lattices induced by interfering optical beams in a
nonlinear photorefractive crystal. We derive a novel system of coupled-mode
equations for two counter-propagating probe waves, and find its analytical
solutions for stationary gap solitons. We also predict the existence of moving
(or tilted) gap solitons and study numerically soliton collisions.Comment: 3 pages, submitted to Optics Letter
Enhanced soliton transport in quasi-periodic lattices with short-range aperiodicity
We study linear transmission and nonlinear soliton transport through
quasi-periodic structures, which profiles are described by multiple modulation
frequencies. We show that resonant scattering at mixed-frequency resonances
limits transmission efficiency of localized wave packets, leading to radiation
and possible trapping of solitons. We obtain an explicit analytical expression
for optimal quasi-periodic lattice profiles, where additional aperiodic
modulations suppress mixed-frequency resonances, resulting in dramatic
enhancement of soliton mobility. Our results can be applied to the design of
photonic waveguide structures, and arrays of magnetic micro-traps for atomic
Bose-Einstein condensates.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Enhanced acousto-optic properties in layered media
© 2017 American Physical Society. We present a rigorous procedure for evaluating the photoelastic coefficients of a layered medium in which the periodicity is smaller than the wavelengths of all optical and acoustic fields. Analytical expressions are given for the coefficients of a composite material comprising thin layers of optically isotropic materials. These photoelastic coefficients include artificial contributions that are unique to structured media and arise from the optical and mechanical contrast between the constituents. Using numerical examples, we demonstrate that the acousto-optic properties of layered structures can be enhanced beyond those of the constituent materials. Furthermore, we show that the acousto-optic response can be tuned as desired
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