DocumentCode
1770804
Title
Optical nonlinearities using tapered optical fibers in rubidium vapor
Author
Jones, D.E. ; Franson, J.D. ; Pittman, T.B.
Author_Institution
Phys. Dept., Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Sub-wavelength diameter tapered optical fibers suspended in rubidium vapor can allow ultralow-power nonlinearities that may have applications in photonic quantum information processing. Here we experimentally investigate saturation of the relevant atomic transitions with ultralow-power fields.
Keywords
optical fibres; optical saturation; rubidium; Rb; atomic transition saturation; optical nonlinearity; photonic quantum information processing; rubidium vapor; subwavelength diameter tapered optical fibers; ultralow-power fields; ultralow-power nonlinearity; Absorption; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical saturation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6989108
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