Applied Physics Letters

All-optical wavelength converter and switch based on electromagnetically induced transparency

Holger Schmidt, Rajeev J. Ram

Published May 29, 2000• 155 citations

Abstract

We propose a method for all-optical switching and wavelength conversion using electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). We discuss the mechanism for the transfer of information in this scheme and determine the conditions for which N×N wavelength conversion can be realized. We compare the properties and limits of an EIT-based switch to conventional wavelength converters.

DOI: 10.1063/1.126620

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