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Main Authors: Liang, Miao-Xiang, Qiu, Yu-Xiang, Li, Hai-Chao, Xiong, Wei
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.08578
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author Liang, Miao-Xiang
Qiu, Yu-Xiang
Li, Hai-Chao
Xiong, Wei
author_facet Liang, Miao-Xiang
Qiu, Yu-Xiang
Li, Hai-Chao
Xiong, Wei
contents Exploring intermixing and interplay between different frequency-mixing processes has always been one of the interesting subjects at the interface of nonlinear optics with quantum optics. Here we investigate coherent competition and control between three-wave mixing (TWM) and four-wave mixing (FWM) in a cyclic three-level superconducting quantum system. In the weak control-field regime, strong competition leads to an alternating oscillation between TWM and FWM signals and this oscillation is a signature of strong energy exchange between these two nonlinear processes. In particular, such oscillation is absent from conventional multi-wave mixing in atomic systems. Surprisingly, synchronous TWM and FWM processes are demonstrated in the strong control-field regime and, at the same time, their efficiencies can be as high as 40% and 45%, respectively. Our study shows that these competitive behaviors between TWM and FWM can be manipulated by tuning the control-field intensity.
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spellingShingle Coherent competition and control between three-wave mixing and four-wave mixing in superconducting circuits
Liang, Miao-Xiang
Qiu, Yu-Xiang
Li, Hai-Chao
Xiong, Wei
Quantum Physics
Exploring intermixing and interplay between different frequency-mixing processes has always been one of the interesting subjects at the interface of nonlinear optics with quantum optics. Here we investigate coherent competition and control between three-wave mixing (TWM) and four-wave mixing (FWM) in a cyclic three-level superconducting quantum system. In the weak control-field regime, strong competition leads to an alternating oscillation between TWM and FWM signals and this oscillation is a signature of strong energy exchange between these two nonlinear processes. In particular, such oscillation is absent from conventional multi-wave mixing in atomic systems. Surprisingly, synchronous TWM and FWM processes are demonstrated in the strong control-field regime and, at the same time, their efficiencies can be as high as 40% and 45%, respectively. Our study shows that these competitive behaviors between TWM and FWM can be manipulated by tuning the control-field intensity.
title Coherent competition and control between three-wave mixing and four-wave mixing in superconducting circuits
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.08578