Title :
Ultraslow light propagation in rare-earth ion-doped crystal
Author :
Bencheikh, K. ; Baldit, E. ; Monnier, P. ; Levenson, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Photonique et de Nanostructures, CNRS, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
Slow light propagation results from the large dispersion of the refraction index. We report on such effect obtained by the coherent population oscillations effect in an Erbium doped crystal. We achieve a group velocity of 2.7 m/s. The inhomogeneous broadening of the transition is used as an additional parameter to control both the group velocity and the transmission.
Keywords :
crystal structure; erbium; light propagation; optical double resonance; optical materials; optical pumping; refractive index; spectral line broadening; 2.7 m/s; Erbium doped crystal; coherent population oscillation; group velocity; inhomogeneous broadening; rare-earth ion-doped crystal; refraction index; ultraslow light propagation; Absorption; Atom optics; Erbium; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Particle beam optics; Photonic crystals; Probes; Resonance; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2005, Proceedings of 2005 7th International Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9236-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2005.1505816
