• DocumentCode
    1688327
  • Title

    Cross-phase modulation at the few-photon level in Rb-filled photonic bandgap fibers

  • Author

    Venkataraman, V. ; Saha, Kasturi ; Gaeta, Alexander L.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We produce cross-phase shifts of a few milliradians on a meter beam with <;20 signal photons, using a two-photon transition in Rb vapor confined to photonic bandgap fibers.
  • Keywords
    holey fibres; optical modulation; phase modulation; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; rubidium; two-photon processes; Rb; Rb-filled photonic bandgap fibers; cross-phase modulation; cross-phase shifts; few-photon level; meter beam; signal photons; two-photon transition; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser beams; Modulation; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics; Quantum computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326972