Technology Summary

This technology incorporates polaron polaritons in optical transistors, which can be used with fiber optics. Polaron polaritons are quasi particles made up of a photon and an excited atom. While polaron polaritons are known to exist in optical transistors, this invention is the first that allows polaron polaritons to subsist in optical transistors at room temperature. These quasi particles are useful because when two polaritons collide, there’s an increase in non-linearity between photons. Typically non-linearity is observed only at high light intensities such as those provided by lasers, but polaron polaritons lower this threshold. Essentially, light could be controlled using an electric field. Accordingly, the invention allows for light to be re-emitted without the need of high power lasers. The application of this technology includes interfacing computer chips with optical fiber.