All-optical switching with transverse optical patterns
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All-optical switching with transverse optical patterns
We demonstrate an all-optical switch that operates at ultra-low-light levels and exhibits several features necessary for use in optical switching networks. An input switching beam, wavelength , with an energy density of 10−2 photons per optical cross section = 2 / 2 changes the orientation of a two-spot pattern generated via parametric instability in warm rubidium vapor. The instability is indu...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review A
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1050-2947,1094-1622
DOI: 10.1103/physreva.77.013833