Femtojoule-scale all-optical latching and modulation via cavity nonlinear optics
arXiv:1305.1077 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.203002
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.
5 pages, 3 figures, Supplemental Information included as ancillary file
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