TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental demonstration of interaction-free all-optical switching via the quantum zeno effect
AU - McCusker, Kevin T.
AU - Huang, Yu Ping
AU - Kowligy, Abijith S.
AU - Kumar, Prem
PY - 2013/6/14
Y1 - 2013/6/14
N2 - We experimentally demonstrate all-optical interaction-free switching using the quantum Zeno effect, achieving a high contrast of 35â̂1. The experimental data match a zero-parameter theoretical model for several different regimes of operation, indicating a good understanding of the switch's characteristics. We also discuss extensions of this work that will allow for significantly improved performance, and the integration of this technology onto chip-scale devices, which can lead to ultra-low-power all-optical switching, a long-standing goal with applications to both classical and quantum information processing.
AB - We experimentally demonstrate all-optical interaction-free switching using the quantum Zeno effect, achieving a high contrast of 35â̂1. The experimental data match a zero-parameter theoretical model for several different regimes of operation, indicating a good understanding of the switch's characteristics. We also discuss extensions of this work that will allow for significantly improved performance, and the integration of this technology onto chip-scale devices, which can lead to ultra-low-power all-optical switching, a long-standing goal with applications to both classical and quantum information processing.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.240403
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.240403
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84879096981
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 110
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
IS - 24
M1 - 240403
ER -