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Applied Physics Letters

Fast, high-fidelity, all-optical and dynamically-controlled polarization gate using room-temperature atomic vapor

Runbing Li, Chengjie Zhu, L. Deng, E. W. Hagley

Published Oct 20, 2014• 15 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate a fast, all-optical polarization gate in a room-temperature atomic medium. Using a Polarization-Selective-Kerr-Phase-Shift (PSKPS) technique, we selectively write a π phase shift to one circularly-polarized component of a linearly-polarized input signal field. The output signal field maintains its original strength but acquires a 90° linear polarization rotation, demonstrating fast, high-fidelity, dynamically-controlled polarization gate operation. The intensity of the polarization-switching field used in this PKSPK-based polarization gate operation is only 2 mW/cm2, which would be equivalent to 0.5 nW of light power (λ = 800 nm) confined in a typical commercial photonic hollow-core fiber. This development opens a realm of possibilities for potential future extremely low light level telecommunication and information processing systems.

DOI
10.1063/1.4898857

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