Title :
Superluminal images and the arrival of spatial information in optical pulses with negative group velocity
Author :
Vogl, Ulrich ; Glasser, Ryan T. ; Lett, Paul D.
Author_Institution :
Joint Quantum Inst., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol. & the Univ. of Maryland, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
We generate superluminal pulses via four-wave-mixing in 85Rb vapor and imprint images on the pulses. This allows us to resolve experimentally the arrival time of the spatial information imprinted on the pulses.
Keywords :
light propagation; multiwave mixing; optical pulse generation; quantum optics; rubidium; Rb; arrival time; negative group velocity; spatial information; superluminal pulses; Bandwidth; Dispersion; Educational institutions; Four-wave mixing; Laser excitation; NIST; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
