Abstract
We present an all-optical control device in which coupling a weak control optical field into a high-Q lithium niobate whispering-gallery-mode microcavity decouples it from a signal field due to nonlinear optical interactions. This results in switching and modulation of the signal with low-power control pulses. In the quantum limit, the underlying nonlinear-optical process corresponds to the quantum Zeno blockade. Its "interaction-free" nature effectively alleviates loss and decoherence for the signal waves. This work therefore presents experimental progress towards acquiring large phase shifts with few photons or even at the single-photon level.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 063820 |
Journal | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 23 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics