Optical Josephson effects using phase-conjugating mirrors: an analogy with superconductors

• Autorzy: Blaauboer M. , Lenstra D. , Lodder A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Motivated by the analogy between a phase-conjugating mirror (PCM) and a superconductor, we search for optical counterparts of the well-known DC and AC Josephson effects. We show that in a system consisting of two PCM's separated by vacuum an 'optical supercurrent' arises as a function of an applied phase difference between the PCM's, which is the optical analogue of the DC supercurrent flowing in a superconducting weak link. The corresponding AC effect occurs when the two PCM's are pumped by light of a different frequency, causing the phase difference to oscillate in time with the frequency difference.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Josephson effects; phase-conjugation mirrors; superconductors; four-wave mixing

• Wydawca: Instytut Łączności - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology
• Rocznik: 2000
• Tom: nr 1-2
• Strony: 24--28
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 15 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Blaauboer M.

autor

Lenstra D.

autor

Lodder A.

• Faculteit Natuurkunde en Sterrenkunde, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands