Propagation of light pulse in an ultra-cold atomic vapor: mechanism for the loss of the probe field

Authors

Lu Deng, National Institute of Standards and TechnologyFollow
Marvin G. Payne, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Edward W. Hagley, National Institute of Standards and TechnologyFollow

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Article

Publication Date

10-15-2001

Publication Title

Optics Communications

DOI

10.1016/S0030-4018(01)01506-1

ISSN

0030-4018

Abstract

We examine the role of nearby hyper-fine levels in a three-level transparency driven system in which a slow group velocity of light propagation is anticipated. In addition to accounting for the significant (>80%) probe field loss, our theory can accurately model the significant (near 30%) pulse broadening found in two recent experiments. Other excitation schemes for reducing the absorption from nearby levels are discussed.

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Deng, Lu, Marvin G. Payne, Edward W. Hagley. 2001. "Propagation of light pulse in an ultra-cold atomic vapor: mechanism for the loss of the probe field." Optics Communications, 198 (1-3): 129-133: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S0030-4018(01)01506-1
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/physics-facpubs/185

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