• DocumentCode
    2230802
  • Title

    Few-photon switching via two-photon absorption in Rb-filled photonic bandgap fibers

  • Author

    Saha, Kasturi ; Venkataraman, Vivek ; Londero, Pablo ; Gaeta, Alexander L.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We show 40% all-optical modulation with 1 nW total power via non-degenerate two-photon absorption in Rb vapor confined to a photonic bandgap fiber. This corresponds to 12 photons of switching energy.
  • Keywords
    holey fibres; optical modulation; optical switches; photonic band gap; rubidium; two-photon processes; Rb; all-optical modulation; few-photon switching; photonic bandgap fibers; power 1 nW; switching energy; two-photon absorption; Absorption; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950257
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2230802