Title :
Time-reversed lasing and control of absorption in a two-channel coherent perfect absorber
Author :
Wan, Wenjie ; Chong, Y.D. ; Ge, Li ; Noh, Heeso ; Stone, A.D. ; Cao, Hui
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel mechanism for controlling absorption of coherent light bytwo orders of magnitude. By varying the phase of incident laser light in a two-port geometry, the absorption is greatly enhanced or reduced.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; light coherence; optical saturable absorption; absorption control; light coherence; time-reversed lasing; two-channel coherent perfect absorber; two-port geometry; Absorption; Adaptive optics; Laser beams; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
