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Optically enhanced production of metastable xenon
G. T. Hickman, J. D. Franson, T. B. Pittman
Metastable states of noble gas atoms are typically produced by electrical discharge techniques or "all-optical" excitation methods. Here we combine electrical discharges with optic…
Nanofiber-segment ring resonator
D. E. Jones, G. T. Hickman, J. D. Franson +1
We describe a fiber ring resonator comprised of a relatively long loop of standard single-mode fiber with a short nanofiber segment. The evanescent mode of the nanofiber segment al…
Low-Power Cross-Phase Modulation in a Metastable Xenon-Filled Cavity for Quantum Information Applications
G. T. Hickman, T. B. Pittman, J. D. Franson
Weak single-photon nonlinearities have many potential applications in quantum computing and quantum information. Here we demonstrate a relatively simple system for producing low-po…
Ladder-type electromagnetically induced transparency using nanofiber-guided light in a warm atomic vapor
D. E. Jones, J. D. Franson, T. B. Pittman
We demonstrate ladder-type electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) using an optical nanofiber suspended in a warm rubidium vapor. The signal and control fields are both guid…
Saturation of atomic transitions using sub-wavelength diameter tapered optical fibers in rubidium vapor
D. E. Jones, J. D. Franson, T. B. Pittman
We experimentally investigate ultralow-power saturation of the rubidium D2 transitions using a tapered optical fiber (TOF) suspended in a warm Rb vapor. A direct comparison of powe…
Ultralow-power nonlinear optics using tapered optical fibers in metastable xenon
T. B. Pittman, D. E. Jones, J. D. Franson
We demonstrate nanowatt-level saturated absorption using a sub-wavelength diameter tapered optical fiber (TOF) suspended in a gas of metastable xenon atoms. This ultralow-power non…
The role of pump coherence in two-photon interferometry
J. Liang, S. M. Hendrickson, T. B. Pittman
We use a parametric down-conversion source pumped by a short coherence-length continuous-wave (CW) diode laser to perform two-photon interferometry in an intermediate regime betwee…
Observation of two-photon absorption at low power levels using tapered optical fibers in rubidium vapor
S. M. Hendrickson, M. M. Lai, T. B. Pittman +1
Nonlinear optical effects can be enhanced in tapered optical fibers with diameters less than the wavelength of the propagating light. Here we report on the observation of two-photo…
Nonlinear transmission through a tapered fiber in rubidium vapor
S. M. Hendrickson, T. B. Pittman, J. D. Franson
Sub-wavelength diameter tapered optical fibers surrounded by rubidium vapor can undergo a substantial decrease in transmission at high atomic densities due to the accumulation of r…