Title :
Enhancement of electromagnetically-induced transparency in a multilevel broadened medium
Author :
Scherman, M. ; Mishina, O.S. ; Lombardi, P. ; Giacobino, E. ; Laur, J.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Kastler Brossel, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate that electromagnetically-induced transparency in a vapor of alkali-metal atoms can be strongly enhanced via a specific shaping of the atomic velocity distribution.
Keywords :
alkali metals; atom optics; optical pulse shaping; self-induced transparency; alkali-metal atom vapor; atomic velocity distribution; electromagnetically-induced transparency; multilevel broadened medium; specific shaping; Absorption; Approximation methods; Atom optics; Doppler effect; Nonhomogeneous media; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
