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

L. Deng, M. G. Payne, E. W. Hagley

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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.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalOptics Communications
Volume198
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 15 2001

Keywords

  • Electromagnetically induced transparency
  • Four-level system
  • Group velocity
  • Wave propagation

DC Disciplines

  • Physics

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