Effect of quantum fluctuations of medium polarisation on stimulated Raman scattering in a photonic crystal

Stimulated Raman scattering of femtosecond pulses in a photonic crystal consisting of alternating quarter-wave dielectric layers and layers of a nonlinear-scattering medium is calculated taking into account the quantum fluctuations of the medium polarisation. Analysis of the calculations showed that the Stokes pulse duration and intensity depend substantially on the statistic properties of polarisation. The efficient SRS conversion in a photonic crystal occurs under certain dispersion conditions providing the minimum difference between dispersions of the pump and Stokes frequencies, which are determined by the length and the number of periods of the photonic crystal. (nonlinear optical phenomena)