A Fourier transform is performed on a first waveform function in a frequency domain, and a second waveform function in a time domain including a temporal intensity waveform function and a temporal phase waveform function is generated. A replacement of the temporal intensity waveform function based on a desired waveform is performed for the second waveform function. The second waveform function is modified so as to bring a spectrogram of the second waveform function close to a target spectrogram generated in advance in accordance with a desired wavelength band. An inverse Fourier transform is performed on the modified second waveform function, and a third waveform function in the frequency domain is generated. Data is generated on the basis of an intensity spectrum function or a phase spectrum function of the third waveform function.

An integrated sensor and optical phase/amplitude modulator device including a modulator stacked on or above a detector. A circuit receives a signal outputted from the detector in response to an input field irradiating the detector. The circuit performs binary operations comprising classifying the input phase of the input electromagnetic radiation into one of two ranges and setting the modulator into one of two states depending on which range the input phase is classified into. The modulator transmits output electromagnetic radiation having an output field modulated according to the state of the modulator set by the circuit.

A wavelength converter includes a first phase modulator configured to perform phase modulation on pump light in accordance with a first phase modulation signal, a second phase modulator configured to perform phase modulation on signal light in accordance with a second phase modulation signal, a wavelength converter configured to multiplex the signal light having undergone the phase modulation with the pump light having undergone the phase modulation, the wavelength converter configured to perform wavelength conversion on the signal light in accordance with the pump light, a detector configured to detect a modulation component from the signal light having undergone the phase modulation and the pump light having undergone the phase modulation, and a generator configured to generate the first phase modulation signal and the second phase modulation signal so as to minimize the detected modulation component.

Devices, systems and methods for encoding information using optical components are described. Information associated with a first optical signal (e.g., an optical pump) is encoded onto the phase of a second optical signal (e.g., an optical probe) using cross phase modulation (XPM) in a non-linear optical medium. The optical signals are multiplexed together into the nonlinear optical medium. The probe experiences a modified index of refraction as it propagates through the medium and thus accumulates a phase change proportional to the intensity of the pump. The disclosed devices can be incorporated into larger components and systems for various applications such as scientific diagnostics, radar, remote sensing, wireless communications, and quantum computing that can benefit from encoding and generation of low noise, high resolution signals. Examples of the encoded information includes intrinsic noise from the optical source, or others signals of interest, such as electrical, optical, X-ray, or high-energy particle signals.

A resonant-structured optical transistor includes a nonlinear medium which generates a second harmonic wave through second-order nonlinear interaction with an incident pump wave, and generates an amplified signal wave and a converted wave having a difference frequency through second-order nonlinear interaction between the incident signal wave and the second harmonic wave, a first mirror which transmits, to the nonlinear medium, the pump wave or the signal wave, and reflects the second harmonic wave on one surface of the nonlinear medium, and a second mirror which transmits the pump wave, the signal wave, or the converted wave, and reflects the second harmonic wave on another surface of the nonlinear medium. The pump wave is incident to the nonlinear medium through the first mirror in a first operation mode, and the pump wave and the signal wave are incident to the nonlinear medium through the first mirror in a second operation mode.

A luminous system comprising one or more illumination sources, a multilayer structure, and one or more diffuse reflection layers being optically decoupled from the multilayer structure, wherein the emission and the reflection of the luminous system produce a first observed visible color when the one or more illumination sources are powered and a second observed visible color when the one or more illumination sources are non-powered is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of creating the inventive luminous system.

An optical communication device includes an excitation light source that outputs excitation light, a multiplexer that multiplexes signal light and the excitation light outputted from the excitation light source, a first nonlinear optical medium into which the multiplexed excitation light and the signal light are inputted, and a second nonlinear optical medium that is coupled to the first nonlinear optical medium in series and has an optical property different from that of the first nonlinear optical medium.

A wavelength converter includes a first phase modulator configured to perform phase modulation on pump light in accordance with a first phase modulation signal, a second phase modulator configured to perform phase modulation on signal light in accordance with a second phase modulation signal, a wavelength converter configured to multiplex the signal light having undergone the phase modulation with the pump light having undergone the phase modulation, the wavelength converter configured to perform wavelength conversion on the signal light in accordance with the pump light, a detector configured to detect a modulation component from the signal light having undergone the phase modulation and the pump light having undergone the phase modulation, and a generator configured to generate the first phase modulation signal and the second phase modulation signal so as to minimize the detected modulation component.

A converter includes a combiner configured to polarization-combine a first pump light and a second pump light, a nonlinear medium configured to wavelength-convert first signal light into second signal light to output the second signal light after wavelength conversion from a second port, and to wavelength-convert the second signal light into first signal light to output the first signal light after wavelength conversion from the first port, a first circulator configured to input the first signal light from the first port into the nonlinear medium, and output the first signal light after wavelength conversion in the nonlinear medium from the first port, and a second circulator configured to input the second signal light from the second port into the nonlinear medium, and output the second signal light after wavelength conversion in the nonlinear medium from the second port.

An optical transmission apparatus includes a wavelength converter that wavelength-converts input signal light using a nonlinear optical medium to output the converted signal light, a memory that holds first information relating to a wavelength conversion characteristic of the wavelength converter, a communication interface that receives second information relating to a second wavelength conversion characteristic of an adjacent optical transmission apparatus, and a control circuit that determines, using the first information and the second information when the second information is received, an excitation light frequency at which a gain deviation of main signal light subjected to a wavelength conversion is minimized to set the determined excitation light frequency in the wavelength converter.