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View SchemaLow-light-level nonlinear optics with slow light
| Authors | Danielle A. Braje, Vlatko Balic, G. Y. Yin, S. E. Harris |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0309084 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0309084 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.68.041801 |
Abstract
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 density of $\sim23$ photons per $\lambda^2/(2\pi)$ causes a 1/e absorption of a second pulse.
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