Title :
Optical pulse storage and forwarding with multi-wavelength conversion
Author :
Nascimento, W.C.R. ; Caetano, D.P. ; Hickmann, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fisica, Univ. Fed. de Alagoas, Macei, Brazil
Abstract :
This study demonstrates a different type of all-optical switch with multi-wavelength conversion, capable of storing and controllably forwarding optical pulses. The mechanism behind this device is electromagnetically induced transparency, where an optical signal interacts resonantly with a three-level atomic system and a control field. To describe the dynamics of this system, a set of coupled partial differential equations is solved numerically.
Keywords :
atom-photon collisions; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; partial differential equations; self-induced transparency; all-optical switch; control field; coupled partial differential equations; electromagnetically induced transparency; multiwavelength conversion; optical pulse forwarding; optical pulse storage; optical signal interaction; resonant interaction; three-level atomic system; Atom optics; Communication switching; Communication system control; Control systems; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical control; Optical pulses; Turning; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567274
