Nonlinear transmission through a tapered fiber in rubidium vapor

Journal Article · Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2009 · Journal of the Optical Society of America. Part B, Optical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.26.000267· OSTI ID:21175965

Hendrickson, S M ^[1]; Pittman, T B; Franson, J D ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250 (United States)

Subwavelength-diameter tapered optical fibers surrounded by rubidium vapor can undergo a substantial decrease in transmission at high atomic densities due to the accumulation of rubidium atoms on the surface of the fiber. Here we demonstrate the ability to control these changes in transmission using light guided within the taper. We observe transmission through a tapered fiber that is a nonlinear function of the incident power. This effect can also allow a strong control beam to change the transmission of a weak probe beam.

• OSTI ID: 21175965
• Journal Information: Journal of the Optical Society of America. Part B, Optical Physics, Vol. 26, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.000267; (c) 2009 Optical Society of America; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0740-3224
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
LIGHT TRANSMISSION
NONLINEAR OPTICS
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
OPTICAL FIBERS
PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS
RUBIDIUM
VAPORS
VISIBLE RADIATION