Title :
Decay time in a cavity in slow or fast light regime
Author :
Lauprêtre, T. ; Proux, C. ; Ghosh, R. ; Schwartz, S. ; Goldfarb, F. ; Bretenaker, F.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Aime Cotton, Univ. Paris Sud 11, Orsay, France
Abstract :
We investigate the decay time of a cavity containing strong dispersion achieved through EIT in 4He* with linear polarizations. The photon lifetime is shown to be governed by the group velocity of light.
Keywords :
helium; laser cavity resonators; light polarisation; optical dispersion; self-induced transparency; 4He; cavity; decay time; electromagnetically induced transparency; fast light regime; group velocity; linear polarizations; photon lifetime; slow light regime; strong dispersion; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Dispersion; Fast light; Photonics; Probes; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4