Single-photon nonlinear optics with graphene plasmons
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2014-08-11 v3 Optics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We show that it is possible to realize significant nonlinear optical interactions at the few photon level in graphene nanostructures. Our approach takes advantage of the electric field enhancement associated with the strong confinement of graphene plasmons and the large intrinsic nonlinearity of graphene. Such a system could provide a powerful platform for quantum nonlinear optical control of light. As an example, we consider an integrated optical device that exploits this large nonlinearity to realize a single photon switch.
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@article{arxiv.1309.2651,
title = {Single-photon nonlinear optics with graphene plasmons},
author = {M. Gullans and D. E. Chang and F. H. L. Koppens and F. J. García de Abajo and M. D. Lukin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1309.2651},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
4+ pages, 3 Figures, V2: minor changes, added supplemental