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Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Nonlinear Photonics

A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Interaction Science".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 6131

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Dr. Luigi Sirleto

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National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems (ISASI), Via Pietro Castellino 111, 80131 Napoli, Italy
Interests: nonlinear optics; ultrafast optics; photonic devices
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Prof. Dr. François Sanchez

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Laboratoire de Photonique d'Angers EA 4644, Université d'Angers 2 Bd Lavoisier, 49000 Angers, France
Interests: nonlinear photonics; nonlinear optics; fiber lasers; nonlinear fiber optics
Prof. Dr. Yan Feng

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1. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
2. Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
Interests: precision laser technology; nonlinear optics; quantum technology; astrophotonics
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The field of nonlinear guided optics in optical fibers or waveguides is a field of intense investigations, intimately connected to the realization of optical fibers and waveguides with specific properties.

This Special Issue aims to review the current state of the art and present perspectives of further development. Submissions on fundamental and applicative aspects of the field will be considered. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Fundamental nonlinear processes
    • wavelength conversion, harmonic generation and frequency mixing
    • parametric processes, active and dissipative effects
    • raman and brillouin scattering
    • frequency combs
    • supercontinuum physics
    • temporal and spatiotemporal effects, instabilities and chaos
    • nonlinear optics with singular beams
    • optical soliton physics
    • nonlinear pulse propagation in optical fibers
    • ultrafast nonlinear optics
    • nonlinear interactions and non-classical light
    • quantum nonlinear photonics
  • Nonlinear materials and structures
    • inorganic (e.g. glasses, glass-ceramics, crystals), organic nonlinear materials
    • nonlinear effects in microstructures and, microcavities.
    • optical nonlinearities in nanocavities and nanostructures
    • optical nonlinearities in poled and high dielectric constant materials
    • nonlinear optical effects in semiconductors and 2D materials.
  • Nonlinear optical devices, systems and applications
    • all-optical photonic devices
    • chip-scale nonlinear photonic devices
    • parametric oscillators and amplifiers, parametric sources of quantum light
    • guided-wave nonlinear devices
    • nonlinear photonic crystal and metamaterial devices
    • nonlinear plasmonic and nanoplasmonic devices
    • nonlinear detectors
    • saturable absorption, mode-locking and Q-switching in fiber lasers
    • nonlinear optics in single-mode passive optical fiber resonators
    • nonlinear dynamics in rare-earth-doped single-mode fiber lasers
    • soliton dynamics in rare-earth doped single-mode fiber lasers

Dr. Luigi Sirleto
Prof. Dr. François Sanchez
Prof. Dr. Yan Feng
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Keywords

  • nonlinear optics
  • nonlinear photonics
  • nonlinear optical materials
  • optical harmonics generation
  • stimulated scattering
  • optical solitons
  • controlling light with light, nonlinear guided-wave photonics
  • nonlinear spectroscopy and microscopymicroring nonlinear resonators
  • nonlinear fiber resonator
  • single-mode fiber laser
  • soliton

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Deterministic Shaping of Quantum Light Statistics
by Garrett D. Compton and Mark G. Kuzyk
Photonics 2024, 11(4), 287; https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11040287 - 22 Mar 2024
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We propose a theoretical method for the deterministic shaping of quantum light via photon number state selective interactions. Nonclassical states of light are an essential resource for high-precision optical techniques that rely on photon correlations and noise reshaping. Notable techniques include quantum enhanced [...] Read more.
We propose a theoretical method for the deterministic shaping of quantum light via photon number state selective interactions. Nonclassical states of light are an essential resource for high-precision optical techniques that rely on photon correlations and noise reshaping. Notable techniques include quantum enhanced interferometry, ghost imaging, and generating fault-tolerant codes for continuous variable optical quantum computing. We show that a class of nonlinear-optical resonators can transform many-photon wavefunctions to produce structured states of light with nonclassical noise statistics. The devices, based on parametric down conversion, utilize the Kerr effect to tune photon-number-dependent frequency matching, inducing photon-number-selective interactions. With a high-amplitude coherent pump, the number-selective interaction shapes the noise of a two-mode squeezed cavity state with minimal dephasing, illustrated with simulations. We specify the requisite material properties to build the device and highlight the remaining material degrees of freedom which offer flexible material design. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Nonlinear Photonics)
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Second Harmonic Generation Versus Linear Magneto-Optical Response Studies of Laser-Induced Switching of Pinning Effects in Antiferromagnetic/Ferromagnetic Films
by Irina A. Kolmychek, Vladimir B. Novikov, Nikita S. Gusev, Igor Yu. Pashen’kin, Evgeny A. Karashtin and Tatiana V. Murzina
Photonics 2023, 10(12), 1303; https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10121303 - 25 Nov 2023
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Composite magnetic nanostructures are a subject of high research interest, as they provide a number of exciting effects absent in live nature. Among others, much attention has been paid to the studies of exchange coupling in antiferromagnetic/ferromagnetic (AFM/FM) films, which leads to the [...] Read more.
Composite magnetic nanostructures are a subject of high research interest, as they provide a number of exciting effects absent in live nature. Among others, much attention has been paid to the studies of exchange coupling in antiferromagnetic/ferromagnetic (AFM/FM) films, which leads to the pinning effect. It manifests itself as a widening and shift of the magnetic hysteresis loop with respect to zero value of the external magnetic field oriented along the pinning direction. In this work, we report on comparative studies of linear and nonlinear magneto-optical effects under the laser-induced switching of the pinning effect in IrMn/CoFe films of various thickness of the ferromagnetic CoFe layer. We found that the magneto-optical response of the pinned AFM/FM nanofilms appears with different hysteresis loop parameters in the transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) and interface-sensitive magnetization-induced second harmonic generation (SHG), indicating the diversity of the magnetic effects at interfaces compared to the bulk of the films. Full article
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Processing Accuracy of Microcomb-Based Microwave Photonic Signal Processors for Different Input Signal Waveforms
by Yang Li, Yang Sun, Jiayang Wu, Guanghui Ren, Bill Corcoran, Xingyuan Xu, Sai T. Chu, Brent. E. Little, Roberto Morandotti, Arnan Mitchell and David J. Moss
Photonics 2023, 10(11), 1283; https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10111283 - 20 Nov 2023
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Microwave photonic (MWP) signal processors, which process microwave signals based on photonic technologies, bring advantages intrinsic to photonics such as low loss, large processing bandwidth, and strong immunity to electromagnetic interference. Optical microcombs can offer a large number of wavelength channels and compact [...] Read more.
Microwave photonic (MWP) signal processors, which process microwave signals based on photonic technologies, bring advantages intrinsic to photonics such as low loss, large processing bandwidth, and strong immunity to electromagnetic interference. Optical microcombs can offer a large number of wavelength channels and compact device footprints, which make them powerful multi-wavelength sources for MWP signal processors to realize a variety of processing functions. In this paper, we experimentally demonstrate the capability of microcomb-based MWP signal processors to handle diverse input signal waveforms. In addition, we quantify the processing accuracy for different input signal waveforms, including Gaussian, triangle, parabolic, super Gaussian, and nearly square waveforms. Finally, we analyse the factors contributing to the difference in the processing accuracy among the different input waveforms, and our theoretical analysis well elucidates the experimental results. These results provide guidance for microcomb-based MWP signal processors when processing microwave signals of various waveforms. Full article
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Compact Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser with Intracavity Pump-Enhanced DFG Emitting at ~3.5 Microns
by Liam G. K. Flannigan, Ali Atwi, Tyler Kashak, Daniel Poitras and Chang-Qing Xu
Photonics 2023, 10(10), 1164; https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10101164 - 17 Oct 2023
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We report a diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) laser used for intracavity pump-enhanced difference frequency generation (DFG) to create a 3.5-micron laser. Using a 50 mm-long periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal inside the cavity of an Nd:YVO4 solid-state laser at 1064 nm with [...] Read more.
We report a diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) laser used for intracavity pump-enhanced difference frequency generation (DFG) to create a 3.5-micron laser. Using a 50 mm-long periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal inside the cavity of an Nd:YVO4 solid-state laser at 1064 nm with 4.5 W pump power at 808 nm, and a 310 mW C-band signal at 1529 nm, up to 31 mW of mid-infrared output power at 3499 nm is obtained. The cavity requires no active stabilization and/or locking, and the entire cavity is <8 cm in length. The obtained output power corresponds to a black-box efficiency of 2.20%W−1, which is the highest value reported to date for continuous-wave DFG based on a bulk nonlinear optical crystal with no active stabilization. Potential future applications in free-space optical communication are also discussed. Full article
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Some Optical Properties of LiNbO3:Gd3+(0.003):Mg2+(0.65 wt %) Single Crystal: A Promising Material for Laser Radiation Conversion
by Nikolay Sidorov, Mikhail Palatnikov, Natalya Teplyakova, Alexander Pyatyshev and Alexander Skrabatun
Photonics 2023, 10(8), 921; https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10080921 - 10 Aug 2023
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A nonlinear optical double-doped single-crystal LiNbO3:Gd:Mg (Gd concentration is 0.003, Mg—0.65 wt % in the crystal) has been researched by several optical methods: laser conoscopy, photoinduced light scattering (PILS), optical spectroscopy, and Raman scattering. The crystal has been shown to have [...] Read more.
A nonlinear optical double-doped single-crystal LiNbO3:Gd:Mg (Gd concentration is 0.003, Mg—0.65 wt % in the crystal) has been researched by several optical methods: laser conoscopy, photoinduced light scattering (PILS), optical spectroscopy, and Raman scattering. The crystal has been shown to have no photorefraction effect and a high optical uniformity. Fine features of the crystal structure have been studied via Raman spectra. Spectra have been registered in the first and second orders, they have been excited by visible (532 nm) and near-IR (785 nm) lasers. Registered Raman spectra have the fundamental vibrations of the crystal lattice of the A1(TO,LO)- and E(TO,LO)-type symmetry located in the range of 150–900 cm−1. A number of low-intensity Raman bands in the 900–2000 cm−1 region have been determined to correspond to the second-order Raman spectrum. These bands are polarized and appear only in certain polarization-scattering geometries. They appear in the spectrum excited by visible radiation, but their number and intensity are much lower than those excited by near-IR lasers. Oxygen-octahedral MeO6 clusters in our case can contain Li, Nb, Gd, or Mg in the Me site. The clusters in the LiNbO3:Gd:Mg crystal structure are slightly distorted compared with similar clusters in the nominally pure LiNbO3 crystal. It has been established that the value R = [Li]/[Nb] in the studied crystal is ≈ 1. Such a ratio usually characterizes a nominally pure stoichiometric crystal. Full article
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The Nonlinear Eigenvalue Problem of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in a Dielectric Layer Covered with Graphene
by Yury Smirnov and Stanislav Tikhov
Photonics 2023, 10(5), 523; https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10050523 - 02 May 2023
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The paper focuses on the problem of a monochromatic terahertz TE-polarized wave propagation in a plane dielectric layer filled with a homogeneous isotropic medium; one of the boundaries of the waveguide is covered with a layer of graphene. In fact, the paper aims [...] Read more.
The paper focuses on the problem of a monochromatic terahertz TE-polarized wave propagation in a plane dielectric layer filled with a homogeneous isotropic medium; one of the boundaries of the waveguide is covered with a layer of graphene. In fact, the paper aims to find the eigenwaves of the described waveguiding structure. On the one hand, in the study, energy losses both in the dielectric layer and in the graphene layer are neglected; the latter assumption is reasonable in the terahertz range of electromagnetic radiation (on which the paper focuses), where graphene has a strong plasmonic response and much less loss. On the other hand, this study takes into account the significant third-order nonlinearity resulting from the interaction of the electromagnetic wave with the charge carriers in the graphene layer. The paper aims to study the guiding properties of the above structure using primarily an analytical approach. The wave propagation problem is reduced to an eigenvalue problem, where one of the boundary conditions is nonlinear with respect to the sought-for function. The main result of the paper is a dispersion equation allowing for a waveguide of a given thickness to determine a set of its propagation constants and, consequently, a set of its eigenwaves. It is worth noting that the dispersion equation being written in an explicit form can be used to obtain deep qualitative results related to the solvability of the problem and the properties of its solutions. For example, in the paper, the existence of several propagation constants (and, consequently, the eigenwaves) of the studied waveguiding structure is proved under some conditions. Besides studying the problem analytically, the paper presents some numerical results as well. In particular, the presented figures demonstrate how the nonlinearity in graphene affects the propagation constants and eigenwaves, providing the dispersion curves and eigenwaves for nonlinear graphene as well as for the linear one. Full article
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