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arXiv:1206.0930 · Physical Review A

All-optical-switching demonstration using two-photon absorption and the Zeno effect

S. M. Hendrickson, Chad N. Weiler, Ryan M. Camacho, Peter T. Rakich, Andrew Ian Young, M. J. Shaw, T. B. Pittman, J. D. Franson, B. C. Jacobs

Published Feb 7, 2013• 50 citations
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Abstract

Low-contrast all-optical Zeno switching has been demonstrated in a Si${}_{3}$N${}_{4}$ microdisk resonator coupled to warm atomic vapor. The device is based on the suppression of the resonant microcavity field buildup due to nondegenerate two-photon absorption. This experiment used one beam in a resonator and one in free space due to limitations related to device physics. These results suggest that a similar scheme with both beams resonant in the cavity would correspond to input power levels below 150 nW.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.87.023808

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