New photonic conservation laws in parametric nonlinear optics

Lerner, G.; Tzur, M. E.; Neufeld, O.; Fleischer, A.; Cohen, O.

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New photonic conservation laws in parametric nonlinear optics

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Neufeld, O.
Physics Department, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology;
Solid State Institute, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology;
Theory Group, Theory Department, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Max Planck Society;

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Lerner, G., Tzur, M. E., Neufeld, O., Fleischer, A., & Cohen, O. (2023). New photonic conservation laws in parametric nonlinear optics.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000D-F29F-F

Abstract

Conservation laws are one of the most generic and useful concepts in physics. In nonlinear optical parametric processes, conservation of photonic energy, momenta and parity often lead to selection rules, restricting the allowed polarization and frequencies of the emitted radiation. Here we present a new scheme to derive conservation laws in optical parametric processes in which many photons are annihilated and a single new photon is emitted. We then utilize it to derive two new such conservation laws. Conservation of reflection-parity (RP) arises from a generalized reflection symmetry of the polarization in a superspace, analogous to the superspace employed in the study of quasicrystals. Conservation of space-time-parity (STP) similarly arises from space-time reversal symmetry in superspace. We explore these new conservation laws numerically in the context of high harmonic generation and outline experimental set-ups where they can be tested.