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IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Quantum Optical-Effect-Based Tunable Switches and Delay Lines

Gianluca Manzacca, Kurt Hingerl, Gabriella Cincotti

Published Aug 1, 2008• 4 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate that fast tunable optical switches and tunable slow-light devices can be designed as optical cavities entangled with quantum dots. We derive the analytical conditions for switching and tuning the filter transmittance, considering both dipole-induced transparency and electromagnetic-induced transparency effects.
DOI
10.1109/jqe.2008.925130

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