Scaling of Nonlinear Dynamics Driven by Stimulated Raman Scattering in Gas-Filled Hollow-Core Fibers

Optical systems are scalable under low-intensity illu- mination since their governing equations are linearly dependent of the optical signal strength. Nonetheless, in high-intensity regimes, the induced polarization becomes nonlinear, rendering the simple scalability of the previous systems invalid....

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Autores: Arcos, Pau, Mena López, Arturo, Sánchez Hernández, María, Berganza Valmala, Amaia, García Ramiro, María Begoña, Zubia Zaballa, Joseba Andoni, Novoa Fernández, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/75050
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/75050
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:hollow-core optical fibers
nonlinear optics
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Sumario:Optical systems are scalable under low-intensity illu- mination since their governing equations are linearly dependent of the optical signal strength. Nonetheless, in high-intensity regimes, the induced polarization becomes nonlinear, rendering the simple scalability of the previous systems invalid. Despite this, canonical nonlinear phenomena such as filamentation and high-harmonic generation in free space have recently been demonstrated to be scalable. Here we will discuss the extension of the scale-invariance paradigm to stimulated Raman scattering and molecular modula- tion in hollow anti-resonant fibers filled with Raman-active gases. We have found that the complex in-fiber dynamics can be accurately reproduced under very different conditions by keeping the so-called gain reduction factor, that accounts for the coupling of the inter- acting fields, as well as the dephasing time unaltered. Such scaling strategy enables access to equivalent nonlinear propagation sce- narios without sacrificing performance, laying the foundations for the design of nonlinear devices operating in exotic frequencies, like the ultraviolet, or quantum frequency convertors of non-classical light.