Title :
Optical nonlinearities using tapered optical fibers in rubidium vapor
Author :
Jones, D.E. ; Franson, J.D. ; Pittman, T.B.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Sub-wavelength diameter tapered optical fibers suspended in rubidium vapor can allow ultralow-power nonlinearities that may have applications in photonic quantum information processing. Here we experimentally investigate saturation of the relevant atomic transitions with ultralow-power fields.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical saturation; rubidium; Rb; atomic transition saturation; optical nonlinearity; photonic quantum information processing; rubidium vapor; subwavelength diameter tapered optical fibers; ultralow-power fields; ultralow-power nonlinearity; Absorption; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical saturation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
