Dynamic wavelength shifting method
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1. A method for shifting the frequency of an electromagnetic beam carrying a telecommunication signal, the method comprising:
- generating in a material a polariton wave having a polariton wave frequency; and
directing the beam carrying the telecommunication signal to interact with the polariton wave and cause at least portion of the beam to shift in frequency by an amount corresponding to the polariton wave frequency.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed that dynamically shift the wavelength of an electromagnetic (EM) beam by interacting the beam with a polariton wave having a selected polariton wave frequency.
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1. A method for shifting the frequency of an electromagnetic beam carrying a telecommunication signal, the method comprising:
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generating in a material a polariton wave having a polariton wave frequency; and
directing the beam carrying the telecommunication signal to interact with the polariton wave and cause at least portion of the beam to shift in frequency by an amount corresponding to the polariton wave frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for shifting the frequency of an electromagnetic beam, the method comprising:
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selecting a polariton wave frequency based on a desired frequency shift for the electromagnetic beam;
optically exciting a material to generate a polariton wave having the selected polariton wave frequency; and
directing the beam to interact with the polariton wave and cause at least portion of the beam to shift in frequency by an amount corresponding to the polariton wave frequency, wherein the optical excitation of the polariton wave comprises forming an optical excitation grating pattern in the material.
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41. A method for shifting the frequency of an electromagnetic beam, the method comprising:
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optically exciting a material to generate a polariton wave having a polariton wave frequency;
directing the beam to interact with the polariton wave and cause at least a portion of the beam to shift in frequency by an amount corresponding to the polariton wave frequency; and
adjusting the polariton wave frequency to cause a corresponding adjustment to the frequency shift, wherein the optical excitation of the polariton wave comprises forming an optical excitation grating pattern in the material. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A method for shifting the frequency of an electromagnetic beam, the method comprising:
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providing a material defining an array of polariton cavities having different resonant polariton wave frequencies;
generating a polariton wave in the cavity corresponding to a selected polariton wave frequency; and
directing the beam to interact with the polariton wave and cause at least a portion of the beam to shift in frequency by an amount corresponding to the polariton wave frequency.
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45. A method for shifting the frequency of an electromagnetic beam, the method comprising:
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selecting a polariton wave frequency based on a desired frequency shift for the electromagnetic beam;
optically exciting a material to generate a polariton wave having the selected polariton wave frequency; and
directing the beam to interact with the polariton wave and cause at least portion of the beam to shift in frequency by an amount corresponding to the polariton wave frequency, wherein the optical excitation of the polariton wave comprises directing at least one pulse of optical radiation to the material, and wherein the optical pulse has a pulse duration shorter than the inverse of the polariton wave frequency.
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46. A method for shifting the frequency of an electromagnetic beam, the method comprising:
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optically exciting a material to generate a polariton wave having a polariton wave frequency;
directing the beam to interact with the polariton wave and cause at least a portion of the beam to shift in frequency by an amount corresponding to the polariton wave frequency; and
adjusting the polariton wave frequency to cause a corresponding adjustment to the frequency shift, wherein the optical excitation of the polariton wave comprises directing at least one pulse of optical radiation to the material, and wherein the optical pulse has a pulse duration shorter than the inverse of the polariton wave frequency. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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