Amplification and interaction of two optical waves with third harmonic spectral delay

Abstract

Abstract In the present paper the parametric interaction between two optical waves, which are propagating in few-mode optical fibers, is investigated. This occurs under the influence of the processes of third harmonic generation, self-phase modulation and cross-phase modulation. The generation of third-harmonic or THz generation in femtosecond region is described by a system of two coupled nonlinear differential equations. A new analytical solution of this system, which characterizes the periodic energy exchange between the two waves, is found. Depending on the wavenumber mismatch Δk, the obtained result can be used for studying different optical processes of generation of signal wave in nonlinear dispersive media. The mentioned effects are strongly related to modern optical sensors, parametric amplifiers and communication systems.