Abstract

We present a comprehensive study of second-order nonlinear difference frequency generation in triply resonant cavities using a theoretical framework based on coupled-mode theory. We show that optimal “quantum-limited” conversion efficiency can be achieved at any pump power when the powers at the pump and idler frequencies satisfy a critical relationship. We demonstrate the existence of a broad parameter range in which all triply-resonant DFG processes exhibit monostable conversion. We also demonstrate the existence of a geometry-dependent bistable region.

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History
Original Manuscript: March 24, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: May 11, 2009
Revised Manuscript: May 8, 2009
Published: May 18, 2009

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Author Affiliations

Steven G. Johnson

Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139.

Alejandro W. Rodriguez, Jorge Bravo-Abad

Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139.

Ian B. Burgess, Murray W. McCutcheon, Yinan Zhang, Marko Lončar

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138.

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