Low-light-level nonlinear optics with slow light

被引：235

作者：

Braje, DA ^{[1
]}

Balic, V ^{[1
]}

Yin, GY ^{[1
]}

Harris, SE ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Stanford Univ, Edward L Ginzton Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2003年 / 68卷 / 04期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevA.68.041801

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Electromagnetically induced transparency in an optically thick, cold medium creates a unique system where pulse-propagation velocities may be orders of magnitude less than c and optical nonlinearities become exceedingly large. As a result, nonlinear processes may be efficient at low-light levels. Using an atomic system with three, independent channels, we demonstrate a quantum interference switch where a laser pulse with an energy per area of similar to 23 photons pear lambda(2)/ (2pi) causes a 1/e absorption of a second pulse.

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