Title :
Slow light and matched pulses in four-wave mixing
Author :
Boyer, Vincent ; McCormick, Colin F. ; Arimondo, Ennio ; Lett, Paul D.
Author_Institution :
Atomic Physics Division, MS 8424, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg MD 20899-8424, USA
Abstract :
We have observed a very clean slow light effect and matched pulse propagation in nondegenerate four-wave mixing in hot atomic vapor. Locking between probe and conjugate pulses gives some insight in the nonlinear dynamics.
Keywords :
Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical mixing; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Probes; Pulse measurements; Pulsed laser deposition; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431585