Title :
Single Photon Router in the Optical Regime Based on a Cavity Optomechanical System With a Bose–Einstein Condensate
Author :
Chen, Bin ; Li, Jin-Jin ; Jiang, Cheng ; Zhu, Ka-Di
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai, China
fDate :
5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We propose a novel scheme of a single photon router based on a coupled Bose-Einstein condensate cavity system. The numerical results obtained show that by controlling the route of the probe photon using an appropriate pump beam, this coupled system can serve as a single photon router. Importantly, this router works well in the optical regime, instead of the microwave regime, and at an ultralow pump power. The scheme, proposed here, may have potential applications in optical signal processing, communication, and quantum information networks.
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; optical pumping; quantum optics; cavity optomechanical system; coupled Bose-Einstein condensate cavity system; microwave regime; optical regime; optical signal processing; probe photon; pump beam; quantum information networks; single photon router; ultralow pump power; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Photonics; Probes; Pump lasers; Bose–Einstein condensate; cavity optomechanics; single photon router;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2012.2188025