We present the realization of a ultra fast shutter for optical fields, which allows to preserve a generic polarization state, based on a self-stabilized interferometer. It exhibits high (or low) transmittivity when turned on (or inactive), while the fidelity of the polarization state is high. The shutter is realized through two beam displacing prisms and a longitudinal Pockels cell. This can represent a useful tool for controlling light-atom interfaces in quantum information processing. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America
Polarization preserving ultra fast optical shutter for quantum information processing / Spagnolo, Nicolo'; Vitelli, Chiara; Giacomini, Sandro; Sciarrino, Fabio; DE MARTINI, Francesco. - In: OPTICS EXPRESS. - ISSN 1094-4087. - 16:22(2008), pp. 17609-17615. [10.1364/oe.16.017609]
Polarization preserving ultra fast optical shutter for quantum information processing
SPAGNOLO, NICOLO';VITELLI, Chiara;GIACOMINI, Sandro;SCIARRINO, Fabio;DE MARTINI, Francesco
2008
Abstract
We present the realization of a ultra fast shutter for optical fields, which allows to preserve a generic polarization state, based on a self-stabilized interferometer. It exhibits high (or low) transmittivity when turned on (or inactive), while the fidelity of the polarization state is high. The shutter is realized through two beam displacing prisms and a longitudinal Pockels cell. This can represent a useful tool for controlling light-atom interfaces in quantum information processing. (C) 2008 Optical Society of AmericaI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
