Title :
Observation of quantum Zeno blockade in c(2) microresonators
Author :
Strekalov, Dmitry V. ; Kowligy, Abijith S. ; Yu-Ping Huang ; Kumar, Pranaw
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report observing all-optical modulation with a contrast of 80% via quantum Zeno blockade in a Lithium Niobate whispering-gallery-mode resonator at a pump peak power of 100μW.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; micro-optics; microcavities; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical modulation; optical pumping; optical resonators; quantum optics; whispering gallery modes; χ(2) microresonators; LiNbO3; all-optical modulation; lithium niobate whispering-gallery-mode resonator; power 100 muW; pump peak power; quantum Zeno blockade; Microcavities; Optical device fabrication; Optical frequency conversion; Optical losses; Optical pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
