Optically induced transparency in a micro-cavity

Yuanlin Zheng; Jianfan Yang; Zhenhua Shen; Jianjun Cao; Xianfeng Chen; Xiaogan Liang; Wenjie Wan

doi:10.1038/lsa.2016.72

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Optically induced transparency in a micro-cavity

Original Articles

- Optically induced transparency in a micro-cavity
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 5, Issue 2, (2016)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.The State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks and Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  2.MOE Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas, the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  3.Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Author bio：
  
  X Chen, Email: xfchen@sjtu.edu.cn
  W Wan, Email: wenjie.wan@sjtu.edu.cn
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1038/lsa.2016.72
  CLC：
- Published：2016-06，
  
  Published Online：14 January 2016，
  
  Received：28 September 2015，
  
  Revised：07 January 2016，
  
  Accepted：07 January 2016
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Zheng, Y. L. et al. Optically induced transparency in a micro-cavity. Light: Science & Applications, 5, e16072 (2016).
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Zheng, Y. L. et al. Optically induced transparency in a micro-cavity. Light: Science & Applications, 5, e16072 (2016). DOI： 10.1038/lsa.2016.72.

摘要

Abstract

Electromagnetically induced transparency has the unique ability to optically control transparency windows with low light in atomic systems. However

its practical applications in quantum physics and information science are limited due to rigid experimental requirements. Here we demonstrate a new mechanism of optically induced transparency in a micro-cavity by introducing a four-wave mixing gain to nonlinearly couple two separated resonances of the micro-cavity in an ambient environment. A signature Fano-like resonance was observed owing to the nonlinear interference of the two coupled resonances. Moreover

we show that the unidirectional gain of the four-wave mixing can lead to the remarkable effect of non-reciprocal transmission at the transparency windows. Optically induced transparency may offer a unique platform for a compact

integrated solution to all-optical and quantum information.

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Fano resonanceinduced transparencymicro-cavitynon-reciprocity

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