Observation of Low-Contrast All-Optical Switching in Si₃N₄ Microdisks Based on the Zeno Effect

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2012-06

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S. M. Hendrickson, C. N. Weiler, R. M. Camacho, P. T. Rakich, A. I. Young, M. J. Shaw, T. B. Pittman, J. D. Franson, and B. C. Jacobs, "Observation of Low-Contrast All-Optical Switching in Si₃N₄ Microdisks Based on the Zeno Effect," in Advanced Photonics Congress, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2012), paper NM3C.4., https://doi.org/10.1364/NP.2012.NM3C.4

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Low-contrast all-optical Zeno switching has been demonstrated in a Silicon Nitride microdisk resonator surrounded by hot Rubidium vapor. The device is based on the suppression of the cavity field buildup due to non-degenerate two-photon absorption.