Title :
Nonlinear transmission of a tapered fiber in rubidium
Author :
Hendrickson, S.M. ; Pittman, T.B. ; Franson, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
The transmission of a tapered fiber surrounded by rubidium vapor can be reduced by atoms accumulating on the fiber surface. We demonstrate that tapered fiber transmission can be controlled by power propagating in the waveguide.
Keywords :
optical fibres; self-phase modulation; control-probe modulation; nonlinear transmission; rubidium vapor; self-modulation; tapered fiber; waveguide; Atom optics; Detectors; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Physics; Probes; (060.2310) Fiber optics; (060.4080) Modulation; (240.6648) Surface dynamics; (300.6210) Spectroscopy, atomic;
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
