Four Wave Mixing from Fe3+ Spins in Sapphire
arXiv:1201.3421 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.093902
Abstract
Fe3+ ions in sapphire exhibit an Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) which interacts strongly with high-Q Whispering Gallery (WG) modes at microwave frequencies. We report the first observation of a third-order paramagnetic nonlinear susceptibility in such a resonator at cryogenic temperatures, and the first demonstration of four wave mixing (FWM) using this parametric nonlinearity. This observation of an all-microwave nonlinearity is an enabling step towards a host of quantum measurement and control applications which utilize spins in solids.
5 pages, 5 figures
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