Homework set 3

Question 1

Step 1: use conservation of energy and conservation of momentum of photon

Step 2: Use and the expression of effective refractive index when angle tuned

Step 3 Put all above equations into one equation, solve λ vs. θ to obtain the tuning curve. This
procedure has to be done numerically, plot should looks like

Question 2

Step 1, include relative phase term into coupled wave equation that is provided by question.

Step 2, note that couple wave equation is for amplitude not intensity, one can express equation of
signal intensity, and then put in coupled wave equation expression of

Step 3. Rearrange it to show it with phase of signal field φ, one should obtain an expression with term
Step 4. Discuss the value of φ, and show φ=0, above equation give decreasing value of pump intensity,
therefore amplification of signal/idler intensity, and when φ=π/2, the condition is opposite, leading to
signal damping.

Question 3

Step 1: The loss is determined by the output coupler and crystal power absorption.

Step 2: threshold gain means when light travels a full cavity path, it maintains the same amplitude.
Therefore, use the expression given by question with consideration of cavity loss it would give equations

Step 3: solving these equations will give the condition of threshold gain, note that gain is and
threshold gain is denote as g0

Step 4: in the double resonant case, , the value can be approximate as

because

Put and into it, and solve, one can reach the expression that question asks.

Step 5: in the single resonant case, , the value can as well be approximate as
because still hold, use similar treatment of one can
find , note that there is a typo in the question, which says , a factor of 2 off.

Step 6 use and use the definition of gain √ With the expressions

and from Boyd book, one can solve the threshold Intensity value
, which is 1.3e10 W/m^2
Question 4

Step 1 write down the coupled wave equations for signal and idler

Step 2: convert coupled wave equations of two first order differential equations to one second order
differential equations of signal, with the form of , with the k equals to constant times the
amplitude of visible light.

Step 3: Solve the obtained equation with initial boundary conditions, particularly the initial intensity of
sum frequency light is zero

This will obtain an equation of form of

Step 4, use the expression of and discuss value of z, when , it reaches maximal efficiency,
express the found value of z, use known constant and intensity of visible light