Fluctuations in non-linear photon-matter interactions that lead to paradoxical phenomena in optical communications

Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos

doi:10.1117/12.607288

23 May 2005 Fluctuations in non-linear photon-matter interactions that lead to paradoxical phenomena in optical communications

Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos

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Proceedings Volume 5842, Fluctuations and Noise in Photonics and Quantum Optics III; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.607288
Event: SPIE Third International Symposium on Fluctuations and Noise, 2005, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

Non-linear phenomena impact the quality of optical transmission along the dielectric fiber. The theoretical analysis of non-linear interaction of light and matter assumes that certain parameters are either positive or within a bounded range. However, these assumptions although pragmatic may overshadow other possible outcomes that lead to paradoxical consequences of interest. In this paper, we review the theory of optical propagation and particularly the non-linear interaction between adjacent optical channels that propagate in a dielectric medium such as fiber, and we challenge traditional mathematical assumptions. We describe under what conditions the mathematical relation of the dielectric constant e(w)is expressed in terms of tuning or detuning between two oscillators, and under what conditions it is e(w)>1, e(w)<1, and also under what conditions e(w) becomes negative. The latter is of particular importance because if such conditions are achievable, matter has negative dielectric constant, the refractive index is purely imaginary, the group velocity meaningless, and a new chapter in photonic technology opens.

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Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos "Fluctuations in non-linear photon-matter interactions that lead to paradoxical phenomena in optical communications", Proc. SPIE 5842, Fluctuations and Noise in Photonics and Quantum Optics III, (23 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.607288

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