Title :
All-optical modulation of four wave mixing in a Rb-filled hollow-core photonic band-gap fiber
Author :
Londero, Pablo ; Venkataraman, Vivek ; Bhagwat, Amar R. ; Slepkov, Aaron D. ; Gaeta, Alexander L.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate efficient modulation of four-wave mixing in a Rb-waveguide system via application of a weak ldquoswitchingrdquo field. We observe 3 dB attenuation of the signal field with only 3600 photons of ldquoswitchingrdquo energy.
Keywords :
holey fibres; multiwave mixing; optical modulation; optical switches; photonic band gap; rubidium; Rb; all-optical modulation; four wave mixing; hollow-core photonic band-gap fiber; optical switching; rubidium waveguide system; signal field attenuation; switching energy; Four-wave mixing; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Photonic band gap; Probes; Resonance; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing; (270.1670) Coherent Optical Effects;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
