Pump depletion in optical parametric amplification
Wanli Xing, Timothy C. Ralph
Abstract
We derive analytic solutions for Heisenberg evolution under the trilinear parametric Hamiltonian which are correct to the second order in the interaction strength but are valid for all pump amplitudes. The solutions allow pump depletion effects to be incorporated in the description of optical parametric amplification in experimentally relevant scenarios and the resulting phenomena to be rigorously described.
Topics & Concepts
Parametric statisticsPhysicsHamiltonian (control theory)AmplitudeOptical pumpingOptical parametric amplifierStatistical physicsQuantum electrodynamicsQuantum mechanicsMathematicsLaserOptical amplifierMathematical optimizationStatisticsQuantum Information and CryptographySpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesQuantum optics and atomic interactions