• DocumentCode
    2791596
  • Title

    Low light level saturated absorption in tapered fiber embedded in alkali vapor

  • Author

    Pati, G.S. ; Spillane, S. ; Beausoleil, R. ; Salit, K. ; Hall, M. ; Kumar, P. ; Shahriar, M.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of EECS, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate ultra-low light level saturated absorption in a tapered fiber embedded in an atomic vapor. This shows the potential for extremely low light level optical switching and quantum information processing with such a device.
  • Keywords
    Absorption; Atom optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber devices; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Probes; Ultraviolet sources;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431589
  • Filename
    4431589
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2791596