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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Production of controllable Rb-vapor densities in photonic bandgap fibers

Amar R. Bhagwat, Aaron D. Slepkov, Vivek Venkataraman, Pablo Londero, Alexander L. Gaeta

Published May 1, 2008• 1 citation
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Abstract

We generate a highly-controlled, optically-dense, and repeatable Rb vapor inside of a hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber using light-induced atomic desorption. Here we present its generation dynamics and use for nonlinear quantum optical applications.
DOI
10.1109/cleo.2008.4551915

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