SWITCHING OF LIGHT WITH LIGHT USING COLD ATOMS INSIDE A HOLLOW OPTICAL FIBER

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作者
Bajcsy, M. [1 ,2 ]
Hofferberth, S. [1 ,2 ]
Peyronel, T. [1 ,2 ]
Balic, V. [1 ,2 ]
Hafezi, M. [1 ]
Zibrov, A. S. [1 ]
Lukin, M. D. [1 ]
Vuletic, V. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, MIT Harvard Ctr Ultracold Atoms, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Res Lab Elect, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
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quantum optics; nonlinear optics; atom-light interaction; electro-magnetically induced transparency; STATIONARY PULSES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTON;
D O I
10.1142/9789814282345_0012
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学]; O56 [分子物理学、原子物理学];
学科分类号
070203 ; 070304 ; 081704 ; 1406 ;
摘要
We demonstrate a fiber-optical switch that operates with a few hundred photons per switching pulse. The light-light interaction is mediated by laser-cooled atoms. The required strong interaction between atoms and light is achieved by simultaneously confining photons and atoms inside the microscopic hollow core of a single-mode photonic-crystal fiber.
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