Title :
Slow and stopped images
Author :
Camacho, R.M. ; Broadbent, C.J. ; Ali-Khan, I. ; Howell, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
We report on the slowing and stopping of transverse images in a hot atomic vapor. The images are shown to be robust to decohering mechanisms. The hot vapor is also shown to preserve quantum fields.
Keywords :
image processing; optical images; slow light; hot atomic vapor; quantum fields; slow images; stopped images; transverse image slowing; transverse image stopping; Atom optics; Delay; Interference; Laser beams; Laser noise; Local oscillators; Optical signal processing; Optical solitons; Slow light; Stability; (100.1160) Analog optical image processing; (270.5530) Pulse propagation and solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
