Applied physics: All-optical switching in rubidium vapor

Science

Volumn 308, Issue 5722, 2005, Pages 672-674

  Dawes, Andrew M C ^a   Illing, Lyeas ^a   Clark, Susan M ^a   Gauthier, Daniel J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS; SWITCHING SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; VAPORS;

ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING; INFORMATION NETWORKS; OPTICAL TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; WARM RUBIDIUM VAPORS;

RUBIDIUM;

RUBIDIUM;

PHYSICS; RUBIDIUM;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; LASER; LIGHT; OPTICAL ROTATION; OPTICS; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; VAPOR;

EID: 17844374622     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1110151     Document Type: Article

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