Title :
Slow light dynamics in warm rubidium vapor
Author :
Bashkansky, Mark ; Beadie, Guy ; Dutton, Zachary ; Fatemi, Fredrik ; Reintjes, John ; Steiner, Michael
Author_Institution :
Div. of Opt. Sci., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We study slow light dynamics in Rb vapor cell. We present data showing significant pulse reshaping when the bandwidth of the pulses is increased. We present a model that qualitatively explains the observed behavior.
Keywords :
atom-photon collisions; optical coherent transients; optical pulse shaping; optical solitons; rubidium; Rb; coherent optical effects; optical solitons; pulse propagation; pulse reshaping; slow light dynamics; warm rubidium vapor cell; Atomic beams; Delay; Optical attenuators; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Probes; Pulse shaping methods; Shape; Slow light; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548732
