Saturated absorption at nanowatt power levels using metastable xenon in a high-finesse optical cavity
| dc.contributor.author | Hickman, G. T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pittman, Todd | |
| dc.contributor.author | Franson, J.D. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-05T15:40:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-05T15:40:36Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Strong saturated absorption at nanowatt power levels has been demonstrated using metastable xenon in a high finesse optical cavity. The use of metastable xenon allows a high quality factor of Q = 2 × 10⁸ to be achieved at relatively high atomic densities without any contamination or damage to the optical surfaces, which is often a problem when using high-density rubidium or other alkali atoms. This technique provides a relatively straightforward way to produce nonlinearities at the single-photon level with possible applications in quantum communications and computing. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The authors would like to acknowledge valuable discussions with C. J. Broadbent, John C. Howell, and A. V. Sergienko. This work was supported by DARPA DSO Grant No. W31P4Q-12-1-0015. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-22-19-22882 | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 6 pages | en_US |
| dc.genre | journal articles | en_US |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/m2nkj0-ri9a | |
| dc.identifier.citation | G. T. Hickman, T. B. Pittman, and J. D. Franson, "Saturated absorption at nanowatt power levels using metastable xenon in a high-finesse optical cavity," Opt. Express 22, 22882-22887 (2014), doi: https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.22.022882 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.22.022882 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/19329 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | OSA Publishing | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Physics Department Collection | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology (JCET) | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | UMBC Faculty Collection | |
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| dc.title | Saturated absorption at nanowatt power levels using metastable xenon in a high-finesse optical cavity | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |