From EIT photon correlations to Raman anti-correlations in coherently prepared Rb vapor

Author

Sautenkov, Vladimir A. ; Ariunbold, Gombojav O. ; Rostovtsev, Yuri V. ; Scully, Marlan O.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Quantum Studies & Dept. of Phys., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX

fYear

2006

fDate

21-26 May 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We have experimentally observed switching between photon-photon correlations (bunching) and anti-correlations (anti-bunching) between two orthogonally polarized laser beams in an EIT configuration in Rb vapor. The bunching and anti-bunching switching occurs at a specific magnetic field strength.

Keywords

optical correlation; photons; self-induced transparency; EIT configuration; EIT photon correlations; Raman anti-correlations; anti-bunching switching; coherently prepared Rb vapor; electromagnetically induced transparency; magnetic field strength; orthogonally polarized laser beams; photon-photon correlations; Atom optics; Fluctuations; Four-wave mixing; Laser beams; Magnetic fields; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Stimulated emission; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing; (300.6290) Spectroscopy, four-wave mixing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-813-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628922

Filename

4628922