Coherent Raman light conversion in a two-level medium

Alexander A. Zabolotskii

K. Kubota

Norbert Leinfellner, Laurentius Windholz, I. E. Mazets

We investigate theoretically a process of coherent Raman scattering in a medium where the coherence between two low- energetic levels is presented by adiabatic population transfer. In the present case the light induced moving optical grating can be formed by a periodical sequence of solitary-type waves (adiabatons). The parameters of this grating (propagation velocity, coefficients of spatial Fourier decomposition) are controlled completely by the amplitudes and phases of the two coupling fields at the medium entrance.

G. L. Eesley

Penghong Yu, Xiaoxiong Wu, Zhaohui Dong +5 more

We study the light evolution through a Raman-active medium, where a pair of fields pump molecules near-resonantly and excite the molecular coherence. A synthetic lattice including multiple frequency sidebands via the coherent Raman process is constructed. By varying the density of molecules in the light propagation direction, the system can present a lattice model undergoing dynamic modulations. Further considering the frequency-dependent couplings between synthetic lattice sites, we explore intriguing phenomena, including spectral Bloch oscillation and super Bloch oscillation with asymmetric patterns, which leads to interesting frequency-conversion phenomena with the Raman sideband generations. Our work could be useful for future experiments in coherent Raman sideband processes towards ultrashort pulse generations and higher-frequency conversion.

N. Tan-No, Tsukasa Shirahata, Kenichi Yokoto +1 more