Title :
Optical ‘bistability’ with single atom absorbers
Author :
Kerckhoff, Joseph ; Armen, Michael A. ; Pavlichin, Dmitri S. ; Mabuchi, Hideo
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present observations of macroscopic switching of the optical field transmitted by a saturation-driven, single-atom cavity QED system induced by the atomic scattering of single photons.
Keywords :
atom optics; optical bistability; quantum electrodynamics; atomic scattering; macroscopic switching; optical field; optical instability; single atom absorbers; single photons; single-atom cavity QED system; Atom optics; Cavity resonators; Optical bistability; Optical resonators; Optical saturation; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
