Enhanced nonlinear frequency conversion and Purcell enhancement at exceptional points
Optics
2018-01-03 v2
Abstract
We derive analytical formulas quantifying radiative emission from subwavelength emitters embedded in triply resonant nonlinear cavities supporting exceptional points (EP) made of dark and leaky modes. We show that the up-converted radiation rate in such a system can be greatly enhanced---by up to two orders of magnitude---compared to typical Purcell factors achievable in non-degenerate cavities, for both monochromatic and broadband emitters. We provide a proof-of-concept demonstration by studying an inverse-designed 2D photonic-crystal slab that supports an EP formed out of a Dirac cone at the emission frequency and a phase-matched, leaky-mode resonance at the second harmonic frequency.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1705.07390,
title = {Enhanced nonlinear frequency conversion and Purcell enhancement at exceptional points},
author = {Adi Pick and Zin Lin and Weiliang Jin and Alejandro W. Rodriguez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.07390},
year = {2018}
}