Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-20-2016
Abstract
We evaluate the advantages of performing cross-phase modulation (XPM) on a very-far-off-resonance atomic system. We consider a ladder system with a weak (few-photon level) control coherent field imparting a conditional nonlinear phase shift on a probe beam. We find that by coupling to an optical resonator, the optimal XPM is enhanced proportional to the finesse of the resonator by a factor of ��/4��. We present a semiclassical description of the system and show that the phenomenon is optimal in the self-defined condition of off-resonance effective cooperativity equal to one.
Recommended Citation
J. Martínez-Rincón, and J. C. Howell, Cross-Phase Modulation Enhancement via a Resonating Cavity: Semiclassical Description, JOSA B 33(6), 1225-1232.
Peer Reviewed
1
Copyright
©2016 Optica Publishing Group. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modifications of the content of this paper are prohibited.
Comments
This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of the Optical Society of America B, volume 33, issue 6, in 2016 following peer review. This article may not exactly replicate the final published version. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.33.001225.