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Experimental demonstration of interaction-free all-optical switching via the quantum Zeno effect

Quantum Physics 2013-06-27 v1 Optics

Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate all-optical interaction-free switching using the quantum Zeno effect, achieving a high contrast of 35:1. The experimental data matches a zero-parameter theoretical model for several different regimes of operation, indicating a good understanding of the switch's characteristics. We also discuss extensions of this work that will allow for significantly improved performance, and the integration of this technology onto chip-scale devices.

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@article{arxiv.1301.7631,
  title  = {Experimental demonstration of interaction-free all-optical switching via the quantum Zeno effect},
  author = {Kevin T. McCusker and Yu-Ping Huang and Abijith Kowligy and Prem Kumar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.7631},
  year   = {2013}
}