Femtojoule-scale all-optical latching and modulation via cavity nonlinear optics
Optics
2015-06-15 v2 Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We experimentally characterize Hopf bifurcation phenomena at femtojoule energy scales in a multi-atom cavity quantum electrodynamical (cavity QED) system, and demonstrate how such behaviors can be exploited in the design of all-optical memory and modulation devices. The data are analyzed using a semiclassical model that explicitly treats heterogeneous coupling of atoms to the cavity mode. Our results highlight the interest of cavity QED systems for ultra-low power photonic signal processing as well as for fundamental studies of mesoscopic nonlinear dynamics.
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@article{arxiv.1305.1077,
title = {Femtojoule-scale all-optical latching and modulation via cavity nonlinear optics},
author = {Yeong-Dae Kwon and Michael A. Armen and Hideo Mabuchi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.1077},
year = {2015}
}
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5 pages, 3 figures, Supplemental Information included as ancillary file