Slow-light dynamics of large-bandwidth pulses in warm rubidium vapor

被引：32
作者：
Bashkansky, M
Beadie, G
Dutton, Z
Fatemi, FK
Reintjes, J
Steiner, M
机构：
[1] USN, Res Lab, Div Opt Sci, Washington, DC 20375 USA
[2] USN, Res Lab, Div Radar, Washington, DC 20375 USA
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2005年 / 72卷 / 03期
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D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevA.72.033819
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We study slow-light propagation dynamics in warm Rb vapor. We present data showing significant pulse reshaping when the bandwidth of the pulses is increased and present a model that qualitatively explains the observed behavior. Our data and modeling emphasize how the Doppler broadening in a warm vapor strongly affects the propagation of high-frequency components and leads to unintuitive features on the transmitted pulse shapes. This has important consequences for applications involving the delay of large-bandwidth pulses.
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