• DocumentCode
    2260880
  • Title

    Raman resonant probe gain and pump depletion in rubidium vapor for simultaneous slow and fast light effects

  • Author

    Pati, G.S. ; Salit, M. ; Salit, K. ; Shahriar, M.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate simultaneous slow and fast light effects using Raman resonant probe gain and pump depletion in rubidium. The use of a weak probe to produce anomalous dispersion in a pump highly simplifies metrological applications.
  • Keywords
    Raman spectra; atom-photon collisions; light coherence; optical pumping; quantum optics; rubidium; Raman resonant probe gain; Rb; anomalous dispersion; fast light effects; optically induced atomic coherence; pump depletion; rubidium vapor; slow light effects; Dispersion; Fast light; Frequency; Laser excitation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Resonance; Stimulated emission; 020.1670; 060.1810;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572540