It is well known that spinor wave functions change their sign under 2π rotation. Several experiments have used magnetic precession of neutrons to implement rotations. Here we propose an all-optical analog of this effect based on time-resolved optical interference in coupled optical microcavities. We show that feeding the coupled-microcavity system with a pair of phase-locked probe pulses, separated by precise delay times, provides direct information on the sign change of the transmitted field after one complete Rabi-like oscillation period. © 2011 American Physical Society.
Titolo: | Interference with coupled microcavities: Optical analog of spin 2π rotations |
Autori interni: | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2011 |
Rivista: | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11769/358246 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.