Few photon switching with slow light in hollow fiber

M. Bajcsy; S. Hofferberth; V. Balic; T. Peyronel; M. Hafezi; A. S. Zibrov; V. Vuletic; M. D. Lukin

doi:10.1117/12.816323

2 February 2009 Few photon switching with slow light in hollow fiber

M. Bajcsy, S. Hofferberth, V. Balic, T. Peyronel, M. Hafezi, A. S. Zibrov, V. Vuletic, M. D. Lukin

Proceedings Volume 7226, Advances in Slow and Fast Light II; 722609 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.816323
Event: SPIE OPTO: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Cold atoms confined inside a hollow-core photonic-crystal fiber with core diameters of a few photon wavelengths are a promising medium for studying nonlinear optical interactions at extremely low light levels. The high electric field intensity per photon and interaction lengths not limited by diffraction are some of the unique features of this system. Here, we present the results of our first nonlinear optics experiments in this system including a demonstration of an all-optical switch that is activated at energies corresponding to few hundred optical photons per pulse.

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M. Bajcsy, S. Hofferberth, V. Balic, T. Peyronel, M. Hafezi, A. S. Zibrov, V. Vuletic, and M. D. Lukin "Few photon switching with slow light in hollow fiber", Proc. SPIE 7226, Advances in Slow and Fast Light II, 722609 (2 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.816323

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