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Journal of the Optical Society of America B

Multivalued solutions for the output intensity of a semilinear photorefractive oscillator and stability analysis

P. Mathey, M. Grapinet, Hans Rudolf Jauslin

Published Mar 15, 2007• 4 citations

Abstract

The analysis of pump-ratio dependences of the output intensity for a semilinear photorefractive coherent oscillator reveals two domains of multivalued solutions for sufficiently large coupling strength ensured by the crystal. We show that even in a strictly degenerate case the nonzero output intensity can be reached in a broad range of pump ratios r from 10−6 to infinity, including the interval where both pump intensities coincide or are very close to each other. This does not contradict the existence of the known gap in the oscillation threshold near the equal intensities of two pump waves: in this particular region the oscillation is not self-starting. The output intensities for frequency degenerate oscillation are calculated analytically in the standard plane-wave approximation of backward-wave four-wave mixing and numerical simulations are used to analyze the stability of multivalued solutions.

DOI: 10.1364/josab.24.000860

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The analysis of pump-ratio dependences of the output intensity for a semilinear photorefractive coherent oscillator reveals two domains of multivalued solutions for sufficiently large coupling strength ensured by the crystal. We show that even in a strictly degenerate case the nonzero output intensity can be reached in a broad range of pump ratios r from 10−6 to infinity, including the interval where both pump intensities coincide or are very close to each other. This does not contradict the existence of the known gap in the oscillation threshold near the equal intensities of two pump waves: in this particular region the oscillation is not self-starting. The output intensities for frequency degenerate oscillation are calculated analytically in the standard plane-wave approximation of backward-wave four-wave mixing and numerical simulations are used to analyze the stability of multivalued solutions.

The transition of the single-frequency oscillation of a semilinear photorefractive coherent oscillator for sufficiently large coupling strengths into two-frequency oscillation is predicted and is observed experimentally. The critical value of coupling strength at which the bifurcation occurs is a function of pump-intensity ratio and cavity losses. For certain combinations of these parameters, the critical coupling strength for spectrum bifurcation becomes smaller than the threshold coupling strength: in these cases double-frequency oscillation appears at the threshold. The supercritical bifurcation in the oscillation spectrum is analogous to the second-order phase transition.

The stability of the steady-state solutions of four-wave mixing in photorefractive crystals has been studied. Two complementary methods have been used: linear stability analysis and time integration of the nonlinear equations. A critical dependence of the stability on the phase of the perturbation has been revealed. The existence of two stable solutions for certain values of some parameters has been found. Also, regimes of unstable behavior in cases with a unique steady-state solution for large values of the pump ratio have been found.

A self-consistent theory is used to derive the frequency shift presented by the oscillating mode in a cavity that contains a photorefractive crystal. A long-time-limit theory has been used to get the steady characteristics of the cavity field. The problem of the weak-field approximation is avoided. This approximation is useless in the case studied because the interaction along the crystal is so strong that one has to take in account the intensity exchange occurring inside the material between the pump and oscillating beams (two-wave mixing). We have fully analyzed the influence of the transverse nature of the beams on the intensity exchange in the two-wave mixing situation. In the photorefractive resonator case, the frequency shift of the oscillating beam is expressed in terms of a ratio that presents poles. The dependence on the problem parameters of these poles is studied and a perturbative method is developed; it is based on the smallness of the transverse overlap between the pump and cavity modes. An analytical expression for this frequency shift is obtained.

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