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Optical bistablility in six-wave mixing parametrical amplification

Kangkang Li, Renan Bu, Dan Zhang, Xinghua Li, Mingyuan Wen, Tianhao Nan, Yanpeng Zhang

Published Sep 18, 2017• 7 citations

Abstract

We investigate the nonreciprocity "∞"-shape optical bistability (OB) induced by the feedback dressing effect of six-wave mixing parametrically amplified process in a four-level atomic system. Compared to the traditional OB by scanning power, the "∞"-shape OB is scanning probe frequency and demonstrated by "∞"-shape non-overlapping region. More, this non-overlapping region in the x direction (frequency difference) and in the y direction (intensity difference) could demonstrate the degree of this OB phenomenon of dressed probe and conjugate signals, which can be changed by the intensity of feedback dressing. Further, we find the feedback intensity can be controlled by experimental parameters include powers of external-dressing, frequency detuning, incident phase and the nonlinear phase shift of internal-dressing beam. As a result, the nonreciprocity "∞"-shape OB is more sensitive and multiple than traditional OB. These outcomes have potential applications in logic-gate devices and quantum information processing.

DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.023556

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